On October 30, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nets home to meet the Pacers, before the game, the Nets 2 wins and 3 losses ranked 12th in the East, pacers 1 win 4 losses ranked 14th in the East, Harden can pick up is the biggest highlight of this campaign. In terms of starting, the Nets are Harden, Harris, Durant, Brown and Griffin, while the Pacers are McConaughey, Duarte, Justin Holliday, Sabonis and Turner. The Nets have had a poor record this season, losing more and winning less, and today they can't afford to lose.
Sabonis jumper scored first, Durant leaned back to respond, Holliday stopped three-point shots, Duarte layup, Sabonis back hit Harden to win, Holliday three points and then advanced, pacers a wave of point difference, Nets defense like paper paste, inside and outside the line are all kinds of leaks, Harden threw timely stop bleeding, Durant shot, Harden and three points, the Nets had a hard time narrowing the point difference, the result of the suspension came back The Pacers pulled back again, Harden and Durant joined forces to stop the bleeding, but the Pacers suddenly exerted force at the end of the section, expanding the point difference to double digits, Durant shook down Craig and hit a three-pointer to make it 26-38 in the quarter and the Nets lost 12 points.
Durant scored 14 points in the first quarter, Harden scored 8 points, and the two giants played well, but the Nets defense could not watch. In the second quarter, Ader scored consecutive shots, but Craig and Turner scored in succession, the point difference once came to 16 points, the Nets quickly shouted a timeout, timeout back, Millsap made 2+1 stop bleeding, Harris bottom corner three-point hit, Millsap re-created fouls, the Nets chased the point difference to single digits, Turner 2+1 helped the Pacers stabilize the situation, the Nets continued to counterattack, Harden withdrew from the jump shot, Durant made two free throws, Harden three-pointers soared, Harden made a three-point foul, the Nets finally overtook, leading by 3 points at the end of the half.
Harden is about to explode? He scored 13 points in the second quarter and took 11 free throws at half-time. Coming to the third quarter, Sabonis eats cake to score, Brown dunks respond, Griffin makes a basket to make 2+1, Brown makes a layup, the Nets stop the Pacers in a wave, come back after Harden made a three-point foul, the Nets led by double digits, the Pacers then played a wave of 10-0, Mills three-point stop bleeding, Durant two free throws, Durant dry pull, Mills 2+1, Ader scored 6 points, the Nets regained stability, the third quarter to lead the Pacers by 11 points.
The Nets' scoring explosion was really great, and Ard became the miracle player in the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Pacers narrowed the point gap again with 6-0, fortunately, Brown threw a shot to stop the bleeding for the Nets, and then Ade got a layup, the Pacers were very tenacious, biting the score, Harden broke through to create 2+1, then Harden re-created fouls, Ader made up the basket, the Nets firmly controlled the situation on the court, hardened two free throws at the critical moment, Harris broke through the layup, the point difference returned to double digits, the Pacers were gone, and finally the Nets won the game 105-98.
This game is really wonderful, to know that the Nets are behind by 16 points at most, I thought the winner and loser had been decided, but I did not expect the Nets to fight back in the second half, and finally staged a big reversal. In terms of statistics, Durant has 22 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 turnovers, compared to the previous games, Durant did not insist on shooting on the offensive end today, but every time he scored, it was crucial. Harden shot 5 of 11, three-pointers 6 of 3, free throws 19 of 16 contributed 29 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 turnovers and 2 blocks, Harden finally picked up, he got 19 free throws, and on the organizational end, Harden also revitalized a large number of teammates, I have to say that this kind of game rhythm is Harden likes, I don't know if he can continue today's performance. Ade made a big surprise, with 21 points and 8 rebounds, and in the second half, Ade played well, leading the Nets to withstand the Pacers' counterattack, and he also ushered in the 20,000-point milestone. Griffin was so embarrassed that he played 20 minutes and had only 3 points and 3 rebounds, Millsap 8 points and 4 rebounds, Brown 8 points and 6 rebounds, Harris 9 points and 2 rebounds, mills 5 points and 2 assists.