On April 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season entered the final battle, the specific ranking will be officially determined today, the first to determine the ranking of the Eastern Conference playoffs, with the Nets and Eagles successfully winning, the specific ranking will also be revealed. The Nets managed to finish seventh, and the playoffs were played at home to complete the counterattack in the final moments.
In the final game, the Nets sat at home against the Pacers, and the opponent had lost the playoffs and did not care about the outcome of the game. The Nets showed great form from the beginning, scoring 41 points in a single quarter and taking a 12-point lead, after which the Nets have occupied the initiative on the court, taking a 16-point lead at halftime. But in the second half, the Pacers found their touch, a wave of 17-2 attack successfully narrowed the point gap, but Durant and Irving scored consecutive points to stabilize the situation, and successfully withstood the opponent's counterattack in the last quarter. In the end, the Nets beat the Pacers 134-126 to secure a seventh place in the East after a three-game winning streak.
In this campaign, nets Seth Curry, Dragic and Simmons could not play, and Edwards entered the starting lineup. This time, the Nets four-man team Irving + Durant + Brown + Drummond scored all 20+ points, and combined to blast down 96 points, which is in very good shape. Irving had a high of 35 points, Brown had 21 points and seven rebounds, Drummond had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Durant had a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists. In addition, Edwards also had 10 points and 5 rebounds, and Clarkston had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Durant didn't feel good in this game, shooting 5-of-17 and 6-of-6 from three-point range, but he helped the team in other ways. Durant delivered a career-high 16 assists and led the team to play very smoothly on the offensive end. In addition, this is the fourth time Durant has won a triple-double this season and the 16th time in his career. Don't look at the Nets only ranked seventh, but their strength can not be underestimated, that is, the NBA's strong level.
The Nets eventually entered the playoffs with three consecutive wins, and completed the counterattack in the final moments to successfully reach the seventh position in the East. If there hadn't been some slump in the middle, it wouldn't have been used to play the playoffs at all. With the Nets beating the Pacers, the Cavaliers could only win in eighth place, and the Eastern Conference playoffs were released. The Nets play at home against the Cavaliers, the two teams compete for the seventh place, and the losing side can also compete for the eighth place; the Hawks play at home against the Hornets, and the winning team of the two teams will compete against the losing side of the previous group to compete for the eighth place in the East.