The fourth place in the West showed fatigue, Adu alone led the team into a good situation; Augustine scored three points and six consecutive points, the Lakers in the last quarter two waves of offensive waves to beat the Cavaliers; Tatum scored more than DeRozan! Green Kai defeats thunder.
Gobert was frustrated with "Zhao Si", and Brown became Durant's most powerful helper
With a 19-6 offensive mid-quarter run, the Brooklyn Nets stretched the point difference to as much as 16 points, and the Utah Jazz, who played away, never found a way to chase points. In the end, the Fourth Western Conference lost to the Nets 106-114 at the Barclays Center, taking home their only loss since March 17.
Yesterday just played a game with the Knicks, and today he has to play against his city rivals, back-to-back has indeed brought a lot of impact to the Jazz, and the whole team is a bit out of shape in this game. The three-time best defensive player, Rudy Gobert, was suppressed in this game quite badly, and in direct conversations with Nets center Clarkston, Gobert repeatedly took the upper hand. Even in one offensive and defensive round, he was first covered by The Clarkston Hat, and then immediately watched the latter quickly complete the conversion dunk.
The Jazz's most obvious advantage over the Nets is their ability to score inside and their rebounding protection. However, none of these key keys came out in the end. The visiting team has a clear advantage in rebounding, interior scoring, and secondary offensive scoring. Gobert had only 11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the game, including the lowest number of rebounds this season. The plus-minus is also ugly, with -13 only better than conley on the same team.
In the middle of the game, Curry Jr. left the court early due to injury, and the Nets' overall offensive momentum was not broken. Bruce Brown scored 17 points in two consecutive games, scoring 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting, setting a new single-game scoring record for the season. In the scramble for rebounds in the frontcourt, Brown did not hesitate to let go, and he had the highest number of rebounds in the frontcourt in this game. For most of the game, Brown also had to go against the offensive strength point in the opposing team, and it was no wonder that in this game he had a plus-minus of the second highest starting +5.
Durant led the team to cut 38+6+6 in the last game, this game is even better, scoring 37 points almost equal to the previous game, at the same time he has 9 rebounds and 8 assists, the Nets are more and more accustomed to the opponent's strategy of pinching Durant after the return of KD, they increased the no-ball running, so that "Adu" can better play the ball in the case of being pinched.
LeBron returns to his hometown, and Westbrook gradually enters a better situation
James returned to the rocket mortgage arena he was most familiar with, to challenge the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are now ranked sixth in the East. The Cavaliers' three youngsters — Garland, Markkanen and Mobley — took the lead in the first quarter and led the team to a 14-point lead in the first quarter.
In order to match the Cavaliers' lineup, the Lakers still chose to partner Howard and Gabriel to partner the interior, but did not encounter a situation of obstruction on the offensive end, the entire Lakers game felt quite good, the supporting players would not stand still when there was no ball, the defensive rotation also did a good job, the key fourth quarter, only let the opponent score 23 points. In addition, the Lakers' three-point shooting rate throughout the game is close to 38% (Augustine even 6 shots), which is higher than the opposite Cavaliers.
"Young Master Wei" has regained his confidence in the game since playing the Raptors on the road. From the perspective of the content of the game, the Lakers No. 0 is obviously more calm than before, the shot is crisp and clean, there is no previous inferiority, the offensive choice is more reasonable, the control of the mistakes is also very good, the whole game he gave a total of 11 assists, but only 1 mistake.
After the Cleveland Cavaliers lost Allen, the defense slipped a lot. In the last four games, their average shooting percentage against opponents can rank second high in the league, only lower than the rotten Portland Trail Blazers. Reflected in the game, it is the Time when the Lakers chased points at the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, frequently played a conversion offense, and the lead of more than ten points was quickly filled by the away team.
LeBron scored a super triple-double of 38+11+12 in the whole game, and in the fourth quarter, he scored 13 points alone, leading the Lakers to play a 12-2, 14-5 offensive climax, the Cavaliers were powerless to return to the sky, and finally the Lakers won 131-120, winning the second victory in the last three games.
The Green Army promoted the strongest team in the league in March
This game day cut 35+ not only James and Durant, but also Jason Tatum, the whole game, Tatum with nearly 58% shooting rate to cut the 36 + 7 + 6 data, leading the Celtics 132-123 victory over the Thunder, to win the fourth game in a row.
Tatum has achieved a number of feats in this campaign, and so far, Tatum has averaged 34.4 points per game in March, the first to average points per game and three-point shooting per game in March. In addition, he also surpassed DeRozan in the total scoring list, becoming the player with the most points this season.
The Celtics had an absolute advantage for most of this game. After a 17-2 run that started with a 17-2 run, the Thunder never took the lead again (in the first half of the third quarter, the Thunder chased the gap to 8 points), and the gap reached 26 points at one point. So far, the Celtics have achieved a record of all wins against four away opponents in the West, and they have averaged 20 points per game in these four games. They are also the only team since March to have lost just one game.