In a recently concluded NBA regular season focus battle, the Nets fought overtime at home and eventually lost to the Bucks 119-120, suffering two consecutive losses. After losing the game, the Nets were two wins away from seventh-place Cavaliers, while the record was equalized by the Hornets.
The two teams that were wronged in last season's playoffs, playing again at this time, attracted a lot of attention, and it was of great significance.
This game is a warm-up for a potential playoff encounter between the two sides, and the seven battles last season are still vividly remembered. This season, the two sides may meet in the first round, this game, is a key battle between the two sides to test the strength, who can win, confidence will increase. Of course, the losing team can use this game to prepare and prepare for a potential playoff showdown.
The two sides played very fiercely, almost like a playoff showdown. The first three quarters of the two teams have been playing glue, the final moments of the fourth quarter, the Nets once opened a 9-point gap, but the Bucks chased wildly under the leadership of the alphabet brother, and finally with the letter brother's drastic change to retreat backwards for 3 points to tie the overtime.
In overtime, the Bucks dominated most of the time, but Durant caused a 3-point foul on his opponent in the final moments and made all three free throws, and with 8 seconds left, he scored 119-118 and looked infinitely close to winning the game. But then, the Bucks surprised again, when the Nets thought that the Bucks were about to time off, the alphabet brother rushed directly to the front court to complete the layup, and caused Clarkston to foul, and then the alphabet brother 2 free throws, 120-119 again to overtake. Leave 3 seconds for the Nets.
The Nets suspended the arrangement of the last attack, Durant arced the ball after receiving the ball directly, but unfortunately the ball came out of the box, the Nets missed the opportunity to kill, regrettably lost this game.
This game is a playoff-level showdown, and after the letter brother won the championship last season, the mentality has obviously changed, and this game against the Nets is also an inexplicable performance. The 44 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, the third-point draw in the fourth quarter, and the two free throws in overtime show that he has established a strong psychological defense and is no longer affected by the environment of the away fans.
On the Nets side, Durant eventually contributed 26 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, a lot inferior to alphabet brothers, and it was a pity that the final killer ball could not be hit. Although Irving contributed 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, he performed few in the final moments and had a very low sense of participation on the offensive end. Brown played well, contributing 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Curry Jr. contributed 16 points.
After the game, the well-known commentator Su Qun bluntly said that the Nets' loss exposed two major problems:
First, the defensive details are not enough, especially the defense of the alphabet brother;
Second, there are too few changes on the offensive end, and Irving is finally wasted, all relying on Durant alone, a double giant team, completely turned into a single-core team. And this style of play also makes the Bucks' defense easier. Su Qun questioned Irving's extremely low offensive participation in overtime, and the absence of an over-involvement on the offensive end of the final attack.