In the NBA regular season, the Nets challenged the Grizzlies on the road. In this game, Durant and Irving joined forces, and the Grizzlies core Morant was absent due to injury, I thought that the Nets could win this game, but they have been passive in the scene, and the third quarter successfully reversed the score, but the last quarter fell into passivity. In the end, the Nets lost 120-132 to the Grizzlies.
The Nets also ushered in a major positive before the game, Irving is about to be able to play in the home game, and in this game his performance is also very good, continuing the previous hot state. However, Durant and Irving were in good shape in this game, but they did not get enough support, and the team was also passive, once trailing by 18 points. In the second half, the Nets successfully reversed the score with Durant and Irving, but when they could not score in the last quarter, the Nets also fell into passivity, and the Grizzlies blossomed more, successfully opened the point difference, and finally won the game.
In this campaign, Durant and Irving played very well, combining to shoot down 78 points, covering more than half of the team's points. Irving is still in hot form, playing 43 minutes, shooting 15-of-27, 6-of-11 from three-point range, 7-of-7 from the free throw line, and 43 points and 8 assists. In the last 4 games, Irving has had more than 40 points in three of his last four games, including one 60 and one 50.
Durant played 39 minutes, shooting 12-of-28, 1-of-7 from three-point range, 10-of-10 free throws, and had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, but he failed to continue the hot state in the last quarter, scoring 2 points on 1-of-5 shooting.
Durant and Irving's fiery performances, but still failed to lead the team to win the game, is also a bit of a heart. In this game, they lacked Seth Curry and Dragic, and the impact on them was still very large, unable to open up the space on the field, and the whole game was 9 of 25 three-pointers. Except for them, Drummond had 15 points and 5 rebounds, Brown had 13 points and 7 rebounds, and the other players didn't perform much, which may be what they need to solve.
The Grizzlies, on the other hand, blossomed more, beating the Nets with overall strength in the absence of Morant. Seven Grizzlies scored in double figures, With Bane 23 points, Melton 23 points, Brooks 21 points, Jones 16 points and 10 assists, Jackson 13 points, Clark 14 points, Anderson 10 points, and everyone can contribute.
The Grizzlies celebrated wildly after the game, and the atmosphere of the whole team was excellent, even without Morant, their ability was still very good. Skip, a well-known commentator, was even more blunt after the game: "I wouldn't be surprised if the Grizzlies had gone farther than the Suns this season and won the Western Conference Championship."