On January 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to be hot. Many teams in the league, including the Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, and Los Angeles Clippers, all played fierce battles with each other's opponents.
76ers vs. Bucks
The 2nd in the East crashed to the ground! The second-to-last Western Conference overturned the Nets, and the Bucks and 76ers overtook Brooklyn!
The 2nd Eastern fell with a bang
The Brooklyn Nets headed to the road to face the San Antonio Spurs. In this game, Durant and Irving were absent due to injury.
Irving and Durant are out due to injury
In the first quarter, the Spurs relied on more blossoms to take a 14-point lead at one point. Ben Simmons and TJ Warren led the bench to chase points in the second quarter, and Sohan clashed with Markieff Morris, and many of the two teams were involved. The referee found Sohan a first-degree malicious foul and Morris for a technical foul. The Spurs' offensive efficiency declined, and Brooklyn was able to tie the score. The Nets missed consecutive errors and ended the first half, making the two sides tied at 51.
At the end of the first half, the two teams drew 51
In the second half, Sanham and Thomas teamed up with Claxton to chase points. However, the Spurs relied on team play and always held a slight lead. The two sides clenched the score, and in the decisive moment, Keldon Johnson hit a three-pointer to give the Spurs an eight-point lead and seal the victory. The Nets didn't give up chasing points, but the Spurs hit consecutive solid free throws to close the game. In the end, the Spurs defeated their opponents 106-98 and rejected a 14-point comeback. At this point, the Nets, the second place in the East, crashed to the ground.
The Spurs flipped the Nets
The big blow, the second to last place in the West overturned the Nets
Prior to this game, the Spurs were ranked second from bottom in the West, while the Nets were second from the bottom in the East. The rebuilding Spurs overturned the favorite Nets, which can be described as a good show of winning by a weak victory, a big hit, and a big upset.
The Bucks overtook Brooklyn
The Milwaukee Bucks are sitting at home and playing the Toronto Raptors in back-to-back games. In this battle, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Middleton and Ibaka continued to miss due to injury. Otto Porter Jr. of the Raptors was reimbursed for the injury season, and Banton was absent due to injury.
Alphabet brother and Middleton missed the battle due to injury
In the first half, with the excellent play of Juholladay and Ingles, the Bucks took a 13-point lead at one point. Trent teamed up with VanVleet to attack on the outside to help the Raptors set off a scoring frenzy in the second quarter. Milwaukee struggled to score and Toronto was able to take the lead. Joholladay continued to cut points, and the Bucks trailed by seven points before heading into the second half. Joholladay contributed 24 points in the first half, while VanVleet and Trent scored 22 and 21 points respectively.
The Bucks fired inside and outside to run a 15-6 run early in the third quarter to get the lead over. Toronto's hand slipped, and Brook López teamed up with Allen to lead Milwaukee to a three-point rain. At the end of the third quarter, Milwaukee led by eight points.
VanVleet defends Joholladay
In verse 4, the two sides got into a fight. Trent, Anunobi clashed with López the Great. López Da was ejected for 2 consecutive technical fouls, and the Raptors assistant coach and Anunoby each received technical fouls. The two teams continued to clench the score, and in the decisive moment, Juholladay hit a key three-pointer, and the Bucks took a seven-point lead to take the initiative. The Raptors missed a shot, Allen hit a free throw, and the Bucks narrowly won 130-122.
The Bucks tackle the Raptors
In this game, the Raptors VanVleet 39 points, 9 boards and 7 assists, Trent 28 points, 3 boards and 2 assists, and Siakam 23 points, 9 boards and 3 assists. For the Bucks, Joholladay blasted 37 points, 6 boards and 7 assists, Allen 25 points and 5 boards, and Da Lopez 19 points and 2 blocks.
Juholladay
After this game, the Bucks won two straight games. Milwaukee's record is 29-16. The Nets, on the other hand, have a 27-16 record, with the Bucks trailing Brooklyn by one win and surpassing the Nets from 3rd to 2nd in the East.
Nets vs. Bucks
The 76ers outtook Brooklyn
The Nets, who swallowed a three-game losing streak, erased a 0.5-win deficit by the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers led by Harden and Embiid surpassed the Nets with a 27-16 record and became the third in the East.
Nets vs. 76ers
After the loss, the Nets fell from 2nd to 4th in the East. With Durant and Irving suffering injuries, the Nets' situation has become extremely difficult.