On April 7, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Nets defeated the Knicks 110-98. In this game, the Nets finally staged a big reversal after falling behind by 21 points, thanks to Durant's excellent play. He scored a triple-double of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, becoming the first player in team history to cut a 30+ big triple-double against the Knicks.
Among them, in the crucial fourth quarter, Durant played 12 minutes and had 13 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block. The offensive end is extremely efficient, not to mention, the defensive end Durant was pushed to the No. 5 position, with a strange lineup of 4 guards, but with many excellent co-protection baskets, the Knicks in the last 5 minutes of the game the whole team lost power and only scored 2 points, it can be said that this game, it is completely Durant to lead the team to take down.
But the question is, is Durant really reliable with a lineup like 4 defenders? Frankly speaking, even if the Nets 4 guard strange team has received a good effect, but this lineup should definitely not be used more, especially against a stronger opponent, if Nash is still superstitious about letting Durant play the No. 5 position, with the 4 guards playing, then the Nets will definitely suffer a big loss.
You know, this lineup seems to be able to open up the space extremely, to a certain extent, to solve the problem of Durant being wrapped. However, except for Brown, the rest are basically projected to the outside line, and it is difficult to cause enough damage to the opponent's basket. If the guards are smooth, the offensive end may still be able to see, but once the feel declines, the Nets' offensive effect may plummet.
The more worrying issue is the defensive end. Curry Jr. and Mills are both defensive cash machines, and Irving and Brown are decent, in this case, the pressure on the defensive end is all on Durant. He needs to go around assisting in the defense to wipe the butts of these little defenders.
And the Knicks in this game, without Mitchell Robinson and Randle, the strength of the inner line has seriously declined, so the Nets have put up such a strange set of teams, relying on Durant's active defense, which has indeed played a good effect. But the question is, what if the opponents are the Heat, Bucks, Philadelphia and other teams with strong interior lines? Judging from the regular season meetings, Durant obviously can't stand up to the All-Star level inside line, and it is too much consumption on the defensive end, and it is easy to affect his feel on the offensive end.
So although the Nets won this game, it was mainly won by Durant's personal ability, not how magical Nash's 4-guard lineup was, and it was not that this lineup should be used a lot. The Nets will still have to reduce Durant's time in the No. 5 position as much as possible in future games.