On April 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Eagles and the Basketball Network played a key ranking card battle. Durant scored 15 points in the first quarter, and the Nets led by two points 30-28. In the second quarter, the Hawks won 17 points in the single quarter and overtook 15 points. In the third quarter, Durant led the team to chase points with 19 points in a single quarter, the Hawks led by 14 points in the final quarter, Durant led the team to chase the difference of 1 point, Trae Young scored consecutive points to lock in the win, the Hawks won the victory, overtook the Nets, and the Nets gave up the 8th position.
This matchup is directly related to the 8th place in the East, the two teams have the same record, the Nets must win if they want to hold the 8th place, Durant and Irving play together. The first quarter of the game began Durant is to get 8 points in a row, leading the team 11-2, leading, the Eagles try to chase points, Trae Young's hand is not very good, the first quarter is only 6 of 1 to get 4 points, but he sent 6 assists, Hunter played well, the Hawks chased 28-30 in the first quarter to 2 points, Durant 4 of 6 to get 15 points, Irving is 7 points, the two combined 22 points, other teammates only 8 points.
In the second quarter, James Johnson made a basket, O'Conwu made two free throws, Drummond stole and dunked, Lou wei made two fouls, Gallinari hit a three-point counterattack, Irving's feel was not ideal, the Hawks played very impactfully, to find the rhythm of the offense, Wright's three-point continuous hit, Bogda hit a free throw, the Hawks hit a 14-0 rebound, Irving hit a three-pointer, Durant came on again and chased points in a row, and scored 10 points in a single quarter, but Garinari's three-point shot, the Hawks stabilized the situation, The half was 65-50 with a 15-point lead. Durant scored 25 points at halftime and Irving scored 13 points on 5-of-16 shooting.
The Nets had no way back in the third quarter, Edwards and Durant hit three-pointers to chase points, the Eagles also responded, Hurth scored two points, Edwards scored 2+1, Trae Young hit a three-pointer, Royuau steals the layup, Edwards hit another three-pointer, but Trae Young found the feel, three-pointers also hit, the Hawks 81-66 again led by 15 points. Durant broke out consecutively, he scored and made Capela a first-degree malicious foul, played 2+1 consecutively, and then hit three consecutive points, Durant scored 19 points in a single quarter, Trae Young responded, and after three quarters the Hawks led by 7 points 94-87, and Durant scored 44 points in 3 quarters.
Durant was still on the floor in the final quarter, Irving's three-point shot, Lou Wei's three-pointer, Gallinari turned and broke through to the basket, dunked, the Hawks led by 9 points again, and the bench played well. The Nets still couldn't score, with Gallinari and Wright scoring consecutive points with a 14-point difference. In the decisive moment, Irving's three-point shot, Durant scored 7 points in a row, Johnson made two free throws, and the Nets played 11-0, chasing 104 to 107 only 3 points, and the game had suspense again. Irving chased two more points, and the Nets went 13-0, a one-point gap.
Bogdanovic and Trae Young scored, and Durant chased the points again, and the point difference was 3 points. Trae Young's two-point shot, Irving did not score three points, he was hungry this time, the feel is indeed not good, only 10 of 30 shots, very bad. Trae Young's three-point shot sealed the victory for the Hawks, leaving Durant and Irving helpless. Durant chased another 2 points, 55 points, a career high, but still lost. Trae Young hit two free throws, 36 points and 10 assists, Durant 55 points, Irving was 31 points, and finally chased 5 points, but still lost, he was 12 of 32 shooting, losing 20.