Durant delivered a career-high 16 assists as the Nets beat the Pacers to four straight wins! Tatum scored 31 points as the Greens beat the Grizzlies to lock in second place in the East! Tang Shen returned to slash a season high of 41 points, and the Warriors won five consecutive victories over the Pelicans!
Durant 16 assists! The Nets beat the Pacers
Before this game, the Nets had already won four straight games, and although this campaign was the final game of the regular season, the game was still very important to them. After all, if they can win this game against the Pacers, they will be able to reach the playoffs as seventh in the East. Their opponents, the Pacers, have suffered nine straight losses, and the Nets will have a good chance of winning the game.
In the first quarter of the game, the Nets were in good shape to start 8-0 and established a 12-point lead at the end of the quarter. In the second quarter, the Nets relied on internal and external blossoms to gradually widen the point difference, and at the end of the half, they had expanded the point difference to 16 points. Yi Bian fought again, the third quarter of the game suddenly changed, the Nets fell into a scoring drought, and the Pacers took the opportunity to play a wave of 17:0 offensive climax, but Irving scored 10 consecutive points at the end of the quarter to stabilize the situation, helping the team still lead by 9 points. In the final quarter, the two teams almost tied, but Irving soon scored 13 consecutive points to help the team re-establish a double-digit lead, and finally won 134:126.
In this game, Irving's hand felt revived, shooting 6 of 4 of 15 of 20 three-pointers, cutting a game-high 35 points with amazing offensive efficiency, and also delivering a comprehensive stat of 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Durant, who had only 5 of 17 shots in the game, was willing to be a green leaf, scoring a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, including assists to set a new career high. Under his tandem, Brown and Drummond also scored 21 and 20 points, respectively. For the Pacers, although they scored in double figures with seven players, they still lost to the full-fire Nets in the end and suffered a 10-game losing streak.
After winning this game, the Nets have won four straight games while officially locking in seventh place in the East and will play in a more favorable position in the playoffs. Their opponent in the playoffs is the Cavaliers, and if they can win, the Nets will face the Greens again in the first round of the playoffs.
Tatum 31+9! The Green Army beat the Grizzlies locked second in the East
This game against the Grizzlies is the final game of the Green Army's regular season of the season, and they still choose to play with all the main forces, after all, the victory or defeat of this game will depend on whether they can reach the playoffs as the second in the East. After losing to the Bucks, who were temporarily third in the East, the Greens had to win the game to lock in second place in the East. The Grizzlies, who have no such record as the outcome of the win or loss, are missing most of the main players in this game, and they seem to have given up on this game, which has locked up the second place in the West.
In the first quarter of the campaign, the Green Army was in hot form, establishing a double-digit lead in the middle of the quarter and taking a seven-point lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Grizzlies scored consecutive points to narrow the gap to 3 points, but the Green Army quickly responded with a 13-5 blast and played a 17-2 mini-climax in the end of the quarter, establishing a 23-point difference at the end of the half. Yi Bian fought again, the green army in the third quarter of the game is still steady, once stretched the point difference to 27 points, and in the final quarter of the game also led to 33 points, the game eventually fell into garbage time, the green army won a big victory 139:110.
In this game, the Celtics showed a strong team combat ability, of which Tatum became the most critical factor in the team's big win, shooting 8 of 11 of the 14 shots in the game, scoring a game-high 31 points with super offensive efficiency, and also got a comprehensive data of 9 rebounds and 3 assists. In this battle, the Green Army had a total of 14 players on the field, all of whom had scores in the account. Although the Grizzlies played as non-main players, they also had 6 players score in double figures, of which Conchar cut a triple-double.
After winning this game, the Celtics not only avoided a losing streak, but also managed to lock in second place in the East into the playoffs. If the Nets ultimately win, the two teams will meet again in the first round of the playoffs, when the Nets, who welcome Simmons back, will be the Green Army's most formidable challenge.
Thompson 41 points! The Warriors defeated the Pelicans
The game against the Pelicans is also the finale of the Warriors' regular season season, and for them, they still hope to win this game, after all, it not only allows them to win five consecutive games and enter the playoffs in a good mental state, but it also allows them to finally lock in third place in the West. For the Pelicans, who have locked up playoff spots and are unable to make it into the top eight in the West, the win or loss of this game does not mean much to them.
Sure enough, the Pelicans took a break from the likes of Ingram and Varansunas, and although McCollum played, he only played five minutes, missing a point on 0-of-2 shooting. The Warriors, who welcomed Thompson's comeback, were in extremely hot form, and although they only led by one point in the first quarter, they were full of firepower in the second quarter, and they shot down 41 points in a single quarter while extending the lead to 20 points. In the third quarter, the Warriors still felt hot, and the point difference once reached 29 points, but the Pelicans returned to their form and played a wave of 22:4 to narrow the point difference. In the final quarter of the game, under The Explosion of Thompson, the Warriors re-opened the point difference and finally won 128:107.
In this game, Thompson, who ushered in a comeback, became the biggest contributor to the team's winning, and he ushered in a big explosion, shooting 7 of 14 of 16 three-pointers in the whole game, frantically cutting a new season-high 41 points, and staged a personal show in the final quarter, bombing 15 points in 5 minutes to help the team finally lock up the victory. In addition to Thompson, Poole and Cumminga scored 22 and 18 points, respectively.
With the victory of this game, the Warriors will not only successfully win five consecutive games, but they will also eventually enter the playoffs as the third in the West, facing the Nuggets, who are sixth in the West, in the first round. Although Curry will usher in a comeback at that time, the Warriors still cannot be taken lightly, and the Nuggets will be a big challenge for them.