On April 3, Beijing time, the Hawks played at home against the Nets. At present, the Nets and Hawks are both 40-37, with the Nets ranking 8th and the Hawks 9th with their head-to-head advantage. If the Nets lose today, they will fall to 10th, and the playoffs will need to win two consecutive games to advance to the playoffs. The 7th Cavaliers are already 2.5 wins ahead and will hardly fall to 8th.
The Nets are out of the game: Seth Curry (left ankle sprain), Brown (sick) and Dragic (health and safety agreement). Curry Jr. has been injured in the ankle and has been fighting with injuries in the first few games. Nets starters: Irving, Mills, Durant, Edwards, Johnson. Eagles: Trae Young, Hult, Hunter, Lowau, Capela.
Today can be said to be a top two games, it is possible to directly determine the ownership of the 8th place in the East, who can not afford to lose! Durant started killing mode in the first quarter, he shot 4 of 6 in a single quarter, 3 of 3 from three-point range and 3-of-15. The Eagles are in full bloom, and many people have scored points. After the first quarter, the Nets only led by two points at 30-28.
You can't expect Durant to score 15 points every quarter, and his physical strength can't stand it! In the second quarter, the Nets bench came on, and the Hawks blasted a 15-4 attack wave, not only completing the counter-overtaking, but also pulling the score apart in one fell swoop. The Hawks team slammed down 37 points in the second quarter, and the Nets scored just 20 points. At halftime, the Hawks led by a full 15 points, 65-50.
Trae Young had 13 points and seven assists on 3-of-9 shooting, Gallinari had 11 points, Hunter had nine points and five rebounds and Capela had seven points and seven rebounds. The Hawks are not alone, every player can stand up! On the Nets side, Durant scored 25 points at halftime, Irving 13 points, and the other players scored the most points with only 4 points, and the help of teammates was too little!
Easy to fight again, death has come! Durant scored 19 points in the third quarter, 14 of 22 shooting in the first three quarters, 7 of 8 from three-point range, and 9-of-11 from the free throw line for 44 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. You know, the Nets only scored 87 points in the third quarter, and Durant himself accounted for half. Irving also stood up in the final moments of the quarter, scoring 18 points in three quarters.
When Durant scored, the Nets bench looked like this. Nets started Mills, 6-of-0 in the first three quarters, 4-of-0 in three minutes, really can't move! Trae Young's few shots in this section are not reasonable, but fortunately, his teammates are more powerful. At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks still led by seven points 94-87.
In the final quarter, the Hawks did not score a goal for 5 minutes, and in the last 2 minutes, the Nets chased 1 point. Trae Young hit two consecutive layups and the Hawks led by five points in the final 1 minute. With 22.7 seconds left in the final quarter, Trae Young singled out Mills and hit a big heart three-point shot to kill the Nets! Blow yang iron three knots, the last moment to prove themselves!
Mills scored 0-of-7 on 7,0 points and 4 fouls! Irving's shooting percentage today is also not high, with 31 points and 6 assists on 12-of-32 shooting, and the fourth quarter chased the points in a row. Durant tried his best, playing 42 minutes, shooting 19-of-28, 8-of-10 from three-point range, 9-of-11 from the free throw line, and scoring 55 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. What else can you ask him to do?
Trae Young didn't shoot high either, but scored seven straight points in the last 2 minutes to kill the Nets. He shot 10-of-24 from the field, 4-of-9 from three-point range and 12-of-14 from the free throw line for 36 points, six rebounds and 10 assists. Gallinari had 15 points, Hunter had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Roiwu had 11 points and four rebounds, and Capela had nine points and 12 rebounds. After the game, the Nets fell to 10th in the East and 8th for the Hawks.
55 points set a new career high for Durant, after a previous 54 points! What would you like to say about this game?