Beijing time on April 11, the NBA regular season finale, the Nets defeated the Pacers 134-126 at home, 44 wins and 38 losses to play in the playoffs as the seventh in the East, Durant played in 40 minutes, 17 shots, 5 of 3-points, 6 of 3-0, 10 of 10 free throws, 20 points, 16 assists, 10 rebounds and 1 steal, assists set a new career high, 4 triple-doubles in a single season, 16 career triple-doubles; Irving slashed 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in 15 of 20 shots, carrying the Nets offensive banner. 13 points in the final quarter took over the game.
In the first quarter, the Nets started 8-0, the Pacers finally scored, the Nets offensive firepower did not diminish at all, Irving, Chuang Shen and Little Brown carried the team's offensive banner, 41-29 in the first quarter 12 points ahead of the Pacers; Durant had no feel in the first quarter, playing 12 minutes in the single quarter and 5 shots 0 only relying on free throws to get 2 points, and there were 2 mistakes, but 6 assists in a single quarter connected the whole team.
In the second quarter, the Nets firmly controlled the situation, has been leading double digits, the second quarter of 6 minutes and 19 seconds, Durant came back on the court, actually appeared on the basket did not score a rare situation, and then continuous foul free throw score, the Nets home for him to shout MVP, 1 minute 14 seconds, Durant received Irving assists, and finally scored his first sports goal of the game, got 8 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, and the Nets led by 16 points at halftime.
It is worth mentioning that in the second quarter when Durant rested, the camera captured Adu squinting and smiling, and Du Xiaoshuai was too happy.
In the second half, the Pacers fought back frantically in the third quarter, from a maximum of 18 points behind to a tie, but Durant finally found his hand, 7 points and 6 assists on 3-of-6 shooting in the single quarter, and Irving scored 10 points in a single quarter, which finally stabilized the situation.
In the final quarter, the Pacers stubbornly chased the points, the fourth quarter 10 minutes 22 seconds Durant came on early, the offensive end of the shot scored, but the defensive end was a little weak; Irving in the last quarter of the fire, inside and outside the shooting constantly cut points, at the critical moment Irving made fouls to continue to score, and finally the Nets won a key game at home, will compete with the Cavaliers for the seventh place in the East.