On April 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, the Nets away to the Eagles, the Nets collapsed in the second quarter, losing 17 points in the single quarter, trailing by 15 points at halftime. Durant turned on Death mode in the third quarter, scoring 19 points in a single quarter and 44 points in the third quarter to help the Nets bite the score.
This is a ranking card battle, both teams have a previous record of 40 wins and 37 losses, the Nets are 8th, the Hawks are 10th, and from the recent state, the Hawks are better, after a wave of 4 consecutive wins, the Nets lost to the Bucks. In the first two meetings, the Hawks lost to the Nets.
Irving and Durant led the team in a dual core, but Curry Jr., Brown and Dragic were absent. Durant opened with a fiery start, with the Nets hitting a 14-4 start. The Hawks adjusted quickly, biting the score with a sharp offense, and the Nets only led by two points in the first quarter. The Nets were an offensive mut in the second quarter, with teammates barely able to score except for Irving and Durant, and the Hawks blossomed, winning 17 points 37-20 in the quarter, the Nets trailing by 15 points at halftime, and Durant scoring 25 points to no avail.
The Nets began chasing points at the beginning of the third quarter, playing a small 13-6 surge that narrowed the gap to 8 points, but the Hawks quickly suppressed the Nets and widened the gap to 17 points again. In the absence of his teammates, Durant turned on singles mode, almost making the Eagles players defending him desperate and completely unstoppable.
Durant scored another 19 points in the third quarter, and already had 44 points and six rebounds in the third quarter to help the Nets bite the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Nets trailed by only 7 points, helping the Nets retain the suspense on their own.