On April 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nets lost to the Hawks, lost a very crucial game, and the ranking also slipped to 9th in the East. Durant scored 55 points, a career record. Irving also scored 31 points. Unfortunately, at the last minute, Irving missed three points, and Trae Young scored 5 consecutive points to kill the game. In the end, the Nets lost 112-120 to the Hawks.
Durant's performance in this battle can be said to be a god. Except for a few minutes of breaks in the second quarter, Durant didn't have any breaks in the first, third, and fourth quarters. In the half of the game, Durant has already scored 25 points, accounting for half of the team's 50 points. Even more explosive came in the third quarter, when Durant scored six points in one round and hit an incredible three-pointer on horseback archery, scoring 16 points in a row!
At the end of the third quarter, Durant has already scored 44 points! In the face of such an explosive Durant, the Eagles also decisively adopted the bag clip tactic. But even so, Durant was still able to score, and after shooting from mid-range, Durant had already scored 51 points! After James Johnson scored from a free throw, the Nets had trailed to 104-107.
Irving scored after the timeout, but then the Hawks scored four straight points to give the Hawks a five-point lead 111-106. Durant then scored in the air to score the 53rd point of the game. Unfortunately, the Nets then made a defensive mistake, Trae Young broke through to score, Irving did not hit the three points, back, Trae Young three points again! 116-108, the game lost suspense! In the whole game, Durant scored 55 points and Irving scored 31 points, but unfortunately, he was unable to defeat four hands with both fists, and the whole team also left the game in frustration after the game.
After the loss, the Nets trailed the Hawks by one win and fell to 9th in the East. With four games to go, the Hawks are playing against the Raptors, Wizards, Heat and Rockets. The Nets' opponents are the Rockets, Knicks, Cavaliers and Pacers. From the opponent's point of view, the Nets have a slight advantage. But there is no doubt that the initiative is no longer on the Nets' side.