On April 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets played against the Nets. Irving scored 11 points in the first quarter, giving the Nets a five-point lead. In the second quarter, Irving continued to play well, with 11 points in the single quarter, and the Nets opened up the point difference and led by 17 points at halftime. In the third quarter, Porter Jr. and Green led the team to recover one point. In the final quarter, the Rockets chased the score 10-0, Irving scored 8 consecutive points to stabilize the situation, and in the final quarter, he scored 17 points, 42 points, and the Nets defeated the Rockets 118-105 to complete revenge.
In this game, the Nets play at home, the goal is to get the victory, they also have to catch up with the top 8 positions in the East, which is also their realistic goal. In the first quarter, Durant was not in a hurry to attack, he gave more passes to his teammates, gave 4 assists in the first quarter, Irving felt good, he hit three three-pointers, got 11 points in the single quarter, led the team to an 8-0 lead, and the First Quarter Nets led 5 points 30-25.
In the second quarter, Green hit a three-pointer and then dunked, and the Rockets tied the score. Brown scored two points, Green fought back with ease to score a dunk, Irving's three-point shot and then scored, Edwards scored 2+1, and the Nets led by six points again. Martin's three-point shot missed, Brown's three-point shot gave the Nets a 10-point lead. Knicks and Martin went to the basket to chase points, Brown re-fouled two free throws, Irving also hit two free throws, Brown scored three more points, a 13-point difference. Porter Jr. hit two free throws, Edwards threw a shot, Shinkin hit two points, Thomas hit a two-pointer, Green chased 2 points, Durant finally hit two points, the efficiency of the opening 5 of 1, Tate and Porter Jr. chased points, Irving stood up in time and scored consecutive points, the Halftime Nets led 17 points 64-47, Irving scored 22 points at halftime, and Durant only had 6 points.
In the third quarter of the game, Durant finally found his touch, his outside three-point hit, his own singles also won, durant scored 9 points in the single quarter, the personal score reached 15 points, and the Nets' maximum lead in the game was 21 points. Porter Jr. scored consecutive points, scoring 13 points in a single quarter, and the Rockets narrowed the gap at the end of the third quarter, trailing by 16 points at 74-90 and one point behind in the single quarter.
In the final quarter, Martin dunked, Garruba scored, Green chased a three-point shot, and the Rockets chased 7 points in a row. After the timeout, Martin scored with a dunk to make it 9-0, a seven-point drop. Porter Jr. made two free throws and one shot, a six-point difference, and made it 10-0. At the critical moment, Irving hit two points, the three-point shot on the outside line was also mastered, and then he made three fouls and three free throws, and Irving alone scored 8 points in a row to lead the team to stabilize the situation.
The Rockets were still chasing points under Porter Jr. and Green, but Irving scored 2+1 again, with 39 individual points, already 14 points in the final quarter. Green chased the points 2+1, Durant hit two free throws, and Irving hit three points again to get 42 points, 17 points in the last quarter, and led the team to seal the victory. Durant only had 18 points in the game, with 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and was not efficient at 4-of-13. Rocket Green scored 30 points and Porter Jr. scored 36.