On April 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Nets away to the Hawks, the Nets led by 2 points in the first quarter, but the second quarter collapsed, losing 17 points 20-37 in the single quarter, and trailing by 15 points at halftime.
The two teams' previous records were both 40 wins and 37 losses, basically locking up the play-off seats, but still fighting for the rankings, it is about home and away. The Hawks have been in better form lately, winning four straight games and losing one game at the Nets to the Bucks. In the first two meetings of the season, the Nets have won.
The Nets can't play in this game, Dragic, Brown, Curry Jr. can't play, and Irving and Durant lead the team. Durant was hot from the start, scoring nine consecutive points to help the Nets make a 14-4 start. The Hawks didn't panic either, quickly stabilizing the situation and biting the score, both teams dropped in shooting at the end of the quarter, the Nets led by 2 points at 30-28 in the first quarter, and Durant bombed 15 points in the single quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Nets made two consecutive mistakes, Johnson scored first, the Hawks bit the score, Gallinari hit a three-pointer, and the Hawks stopped the Nets 35-34. The Nets still couldn't score when the timeout came back, with Wright hitting two consecutive three-pointers, the Hawks leading 43-34 and Irving hitting a three-pointer to stop the bleeding. The Nets' offensive mut scored just seven points in more than half a quarter, while the Hawks scored 19 points to lead by 10 points at 47-37.
The Nets relied on the performances of Durant and Irving to bite the score, and Durant hit a three-pointer and the Nets trailed to 47-53. The two teams alternated scoring as the Hawks consistently overpowered the Nets, who trailed 50-65 at halftime. Durant had 25 points and four rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting in the half, Irving had just 5-of-16 shooting from 13 points, the Nets teammates couldn't score, and Drummond had 4 points and 10 rebounds. The Hawks scored more points, with Trae Young 10 points and six assists, Gallinari 11 points, Hunter 9 points, capela seven points and seven rebounds.