On the morning of April 7, Beijing time, the NBA New York derby battle began, the Nets in the most behind the unfavorable situation of 21 points to achieve a big reversal, 110-98 away to the Nicks, the season 4-0 swept the opponent, stabilized their eighth ranking in the East, only one win away from the seventh-place Cavaliers, they are entirely likely to continue to improve their ranking in the regular season. In this game, Durant played a perfect game, tried to win the triple-double data, and was in good shape.
The Nets have Dragic, Joe Harris, Simmons and other 6 people who can't play for various reasons in this game, but it is enough to have durant and Irving two superstars to play together. Incidentally, this game is also the first time since the two superstars joined the Nets in 2019 that they have played together at Madison Garden. In previous games, either one of them was injured or because of the league's new crown agreement (mainly Irving), and one of the two superstars would always miss out on the road to the Knicks, even though both teams were in the same metropolitan city.
The Nets didn't start the game well, trailing by 17 points in the first half, and at most the difference between the two teams had reached as much as 21 points. However, with Durant there, as long as he does his best to play, this point difference is not terrible, this is the ability of superstars. In fact, Durant's game was very relaxed, and the scene where he greeted two Knicks fans before the game was recorded, when he also made a move to the two young fans, pretending to take off the Knicks jerseys of the two children, Durant laughed and said, "Take off your jerseys." From this, it can be seen that Adu's mentality is very happy, and he is not worried about losing the game at all, after all, they have won six consecutive games over the Knicks, and this season alone has been three times. However, Irving was a little nervous and emotional, and the team fell behind more at the end of the midfield, and he turned back when he left the court, and had a verbal altercation with a home fan on the sidelines.
Although there were slight differences in off-field behavior, when it came to the game, the two still showed their dedication. Durant won a triple-double in the game, got a game-high 32 points and 10 rebounds and 11 assists, in the past, Adu gave the impression of taking points, the rest of the data is secondary, but this time he not only scored 30+ points, but also sent double-digit assists, which shows how well he played, can dominate the offense in the most perfect way, can attack and attack, can pass and pass, and is really powerful. Irving is not bad, and the data of 24 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists is also a superstar performance. Driven by the two, the Nets successfully achieved a big reversal in the second half, including a 7-point return in the third quarter, and a net victory over the Knicks by 22 points in the decider quarter, sweeping the opponent in the season.
At the end of this game, the Nets' overall record reached 42-38, just one win away from the seventh-ranked Cavaliers. In the next game, the two teams will have a direct dialogue, and the Nets are expected to improve by one more place. Don't underestimate this one-place rise and fall, because it will determine the opponent and the difficulty of the game in the playoffs, the Nets are moving in the good direction, and once it really enters the playoffs, no team can underestimate this team that has experienced too many twists and turns in the regular season.
Text/Beiqing Sports Liu Ailin