Beijing time on April 9, the seventh key card position battle in the East, the Nets home battle against the Cavaliers, Durant opened the killing mode early, in the first half of the 20 minutes 10 shots 6 bombarded 22 points, 4 assists, 1 block 1 steal, the first quarter cut 16 points, the second quarter was a thrilling moment, the calf was almost crushed too dangerous, the God of Death only 4 minutes in the half, for the key card battle to do their best.
The game officially began, Irving opened the two shots were missed, Curry Jr. scored 4 consecutive points, Brown Jr. exploded into three points, the Nets opened 7-2; then the Cavaliers chased the points, Durant began to wield the sickle - breaking through the emergency stop jump shot, facing Markkanin to pull out three points, and then facing Lucky to complete a one-legged dry pull, assist Claxton dunk.
Irving received Durant assists, the bottom line shot scored, the Nets played an 11-0 offensive attack, an instant lead to double digits; the Cavaliers finally scored after 6 consecutive shots, helpless Durant was unstoppable, Death made fouls two free throws, consecutive dry pulls and three more points, the regular operation of a single quarter played a full 12 minutes, 7 shots 6 efficient bombing 16 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, the Nets official tweet: he did not waste time today.
The Nets led the Cavaliers by 15 points 34-19 in the first quarter, the Cavaliers counterattacked in the second quarter, Durant only took a 4-minute break and came on the court early, but KD was obviously a little tired, three consecutive shots were iron, scored by free throws, the Nets home fans shouted MVP for him; during durant was a thrilling scene - Durant and Markkanen had physical contact, the latter fell to the ground on KD's calf, Durant was very angry.
The Cavaliers frantically pinched Durant and tried not to let KD shoot as much as possible, such a defensive strategy was very effective, but in the last moments of the half, Durant assisted Mills to blast in three points, Durant forced two fouls to shoot all of them, the Cavaliers responded strongly, Irving broke through to the basket, Durant big hat Garland, the Nets led 8 points 62-54 at halftime.