Beijing time, November 1, 2022, this morning, the NBA new regular season ushered in a focus battle, against the Brooklyn Nets led by Durant and the traditional Indiana Pacers in the East. Previously, the Nets have suffered a four-game losing streak, and this time against the Pacers, who are not very strong overall, the Nets are expected to refuse a losing streak.
After the game began, the Nets felt very hot, Durant hit a shot and a three-pointer, Irving also had a wonderful performance, under their leadership, the Nets quickly took the lead in the score. The Pacers struggled with sporadic scoring to hold them up, and at the end of the first quarter, the Nets led the Pacers 33-18.
After the start of the second quarter, the Pacers began to explode, Hield and Duarte scored successively, and the gap between the two sides began to narrow. At halftime, the Nets still led the Pacers 64-51.
After the start of the third quarter, the two teams began a tug-of-war, the Nets, Durant and Irving firepower is still fierce, the Pacers, Hield and Duarte are not far behind, and at the end of the third quarter, the Nets led the Pacers 95-82. After the final quarter began, the back-to-back Pacers began to exert their strength, but the Nets did not give them a chance, and with Durant's free throw, the Nets finally won 116-109 and refused to lose five consecutive games.
In this game, the Nets scored a total of four doubles, including Durant 36 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, O'Neal 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Claxton 19 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Harris 7 points, 2 assists and 3 steals, Irving 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Yuta Watanabe 5 points and 2 rebounds, Sumner 6 points, Sharp 4 points and 3 rebounds. For the Pacers, Duarte had 30 points and 3 rebounds, Smith 3 points and 4 rebounds, Turner 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Hield 22 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, Haliburton 11 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Marcelin 16 points and 2 rebounds, Jackson 8 points and 5 rebounds, Bitazer 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.