On April 11, Beijing time, the Nets played at home against the Pacers, and the Nets successfully defeated the Pacers 134-126 at the end of the game. This game is still very important for the Nets, after all, this is the Nets' last regular season game, if the Nets can win the game can lock the seventh position in the East, so this game the Nets are bound to have no reservations. The Nets also established an early lead in this game, but the Pacers obviously did not want the Nets to pass easily, and in the later games, the Pacers had to chase the score, but the Nets responded and eventually refused to reverse.
The Nets started 8-0 in the first quarter, followed by McConnell hitting a three-pointer, plus Hield and others playing the Pacers to chase the score, but then Irving led the team to open the score again, and the following game Mills and others helped the Nets maintain the lead, and the First Quarter ended the game with the Nets leading by 12 points. In the second quarter, Mills and Thomas helped the Nets extend their lead, although the Pacers chased the score, but the play of Zhuang Shen helped the Nets stabilize the situation, and then the Pacers relied on Hield and Halliburton to chase points, but Durant and others responded, and the Nets led by 16 points at the end of the half. In the third quarter, the Pacers' three-point explosion once chased only one point, but soon Durant and Irving stabilized the situation, and the two teams in the back played, and the Nets led by 9 points at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Pacers still chased the score, but after Irving led the Nets to maintain the lead, Hield continued to chase points, but Brown and others were able to respond, and the Nets won the game.
Although the Pacers lost the game, Hilde, Brisette and Halliburton still had a good performance in this game, they helped the Pacers to catch up with the score in the game, and at the end of the game Hield had 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Brisette had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and Harry Burton had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists. The Nets side of the Lakers abandoned the zhuang shen in the game is a big explosion, he played very well on the inside line, which is not a small help for the nets, the end of the game Zhuang Shen 9 in 9 got 20 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks.
And Irving is in this game to play an excellent performance, which is also a very critical thing for the Nets, to know that in the last few games Irving's offensive efficiency is very sluggish, but in this game Irving has an explosive performance, the fourth quarter of the game is more indispensable, it can be said that before the playoffs are coming, Irving's play benefits the Nets, the end of the game Irving 20 in 15 got 35 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists data. If Irving can maintain this state in the playoffs, the Nets will most likely reach the playoffs as seventh in the East.
Durant was not offensively efficient in this game, but he played a good role in the organization of the game, and Durant finished the game with a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists. Also after the game, when talking about the playoffs (against the Cavaliers), Durant said: "I'm excited about that, it's our first time playing a play-off, and now it's the best moment of the season, we're playing our best basketball. It can be said that Durant is also a showdown now, and Durant is very excited about participating in the playoffs, especially the Nets are in good shape now, Irving has a good performance in the game, if they play steadily, the Nets will have a high probability of beating the Cavaliers.
Of course, the Nets to playoffs is certainly not the ultimate goal, they certainly want to go further this season, but to achieve such a goal needs the help of Simmons, in this game Nash also brought new news from Simmons, when talking about Ben Simmons, Nash said: He has not yet trained at full speed. A reporter asked if the Nets could play in the playoffs if Bency could play: Who knows, Simmons will continue to recover. Obviously, Simmons still has a chance to make a comeback in the playoffs, but it's really hard to say which round of playoffs to come back, and under such conditions, the Nets need to play far enough in the playoffs.