Beijing time on April 7, the NBA regular season ushered in the New York derby, the Knicks home to meet the Nets, the first quarter of the two teams tightly bit the score, the Nets trailed by 4 points, the Knicks broke out in the second quarter, their misplaced attack success rate is extremely high, halftime 67-50 lead 17 points, the Nets dug a big hole.
The Nets are no. 8 in the East, and they just beat the Rockets in the last game to lock up a playoff spot in advance, but their ranking is still undetermined. The Knicks have not performed well this season and have missed a playoff spot in advance. The two teams have played each other three times this season, with the Nets winning all.
Durant and Irving double core led the team, the Knicks are missing Randall, Rose and other main forces, the remnants of the game, the Nets opened with 5 points, but the Knicks quickly stabilized the situation, the two teams alternated to lead, the Nets after the timeout, once overtook 5 points, but the Knicks also stabilized the situation through adjustments, the Knicks played a wave of 10-0 at the end of the quarter, the first quarter 29-25 to surpass 4 points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks took the lead, Topin made two free throws, the Knicks played a wave of 7-0, the point difference reached 11 points, Irving hit a three-pointer to finally break the scoring drought for the Nets. The Knicks' offense was very good, always suppressing the Nets, McBride hit a three-pointer and the Knicks took a 44-31 lead to stop the Nets. Irving played 2+1 after the timeout, the Nets could not limit the Knicks' offense, Mills finally shot a three-pointer, the two teams scored alternately, the Knicks resolutely misplaced and tried, Burks is completely unstoppable, always maintaining a 10-point lead or so.
Durant reappeared in the middle of the quarter, scoring a jump shot from the start, followed by three free throws, the Knicks continued to suppress the Nets, the Knicks used their height advantage to hit the misplaced success rate is very high, Fournier hit a three-pointer, the Knicks 63-46 lead 17 points. Back from a timeout, Clarkston finally scored, trailing the Nets 50-67 at halftime.
Durant had 9 points and 4 assists on 3-of-7 shooting in the half, and Irving had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals on 6-of-13 shooting, but the defensive end was repeatedly misplaced by opponents, and Curry Jr. scored 8 points. On the Knicks side, Burks had 18 points, Barrett had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Topin had 12 points and Fournier had 8 points.