On October 22, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, Nets defeated Raptors 109-105 at home, achieving its first victory in the season.
Durant
Nets showed resilience
In the first quarter, the two sides continued to tug-of-war, the score was tight, and the Nets led the Raptors 28-24 at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Raptors Siakam scored a strong attack to help the Raptors overtake the score. Then Siakam was still unstoppable, and the score difference was approaching double digits at one point. At the end of the quarter, Durant finally scored consecutively. After halftime, the Raptors overtook the Nets 52-49.
In the second half, as soon as the third quarter came, Irving made consecutive long shots, then Durant began to score points, and then the Raptors quickly adjusted. Barnes and Siakam joined forces to overtake 12-0, and the Raptors led the Nets 79-78 at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, the two sides continued to tug-of-war and hit key goals one after another. Durant and O'Neal made two consecutive three-pointers to kill the game, and the Nets narrowly defeated the Raptors.
defense is the theme of this game, and the scene once played the playoff . The Raptors are soldiers, and the proud forward group allows each goal under the Nets to face multiple teams at the same time. But the Nets obviously improved the intensity of the game confrontation and their defensive focus, and saw players fall to the ground and fight for the game many times. The tenacious efforts of the whole game finally received rewards. Durant Irving made consecutive hits, and the Nets never lacked firepower. The offensive and defensive rounds in the last 3 minutes of the game Barclays Center fans stood up, Brooklyn's battle songs were everywhere, and each defense of the next ball could get a lot of noise.
"The players played very hard. After Wednesday's game, we talked about improving our game level, and this game also showed our resilience. The game was very anxious but I tried not to call the timeout and wanted to stay until the end. We were all tired at the end of the game, but I am really happy that we fought tenaciously to the end." Nets head coach Nash said after the game.
Nets star Irving also said: "I just play more aggressively and keep it resilient. We played very hard on the defensive end in the first and third quarters. In the past, we have been slow to start, and we don't want this to become a habit. Playing well in the game gives us the opportunity to stick to the pre-match plan in the game."
Big Three
Big Three
Big Three
What made Nets fans happy is that the new Big Three finally achieved results. When the team opened the game against the Pelicans, Durant scored 32 points. Irving's touch was really bad in that game. He only made 6 of 19 shots, and 0 of the long shots outside the 3-point line was inefficient. The first time I played an official game for the Nets, Simmons was even more timid. She scored 4 points in three shots and left the court with 6 fouls early. Coupled with the fierceness of Pelicans No. 1 pick Zion , the Nets lost the opening game. When Durant showed his strength, the Nets could not win the game.
The performance of the three giants in the second battle was much better. The Raptors are not weak teams, so the two sides failed to widen the score gap in the first three quarters of the game. The situation was stalemate until the critical moment of the decisive quarter that the Nets' superstar value gradually reflected. After the two teams tied at 100, Irving first made a difficult mid-range shot to help the Nets surpass the score. After being tied, Durant hit 3 points and the Raptors chased for another 2 points. The victory or defeat of the game is still full of suspense. At this time, Irving assisted teammate Reus O'Neal and hit a three-pointer, and the Nets opened the gap slightly and then established the victory. When it is time to play, you have to play it. The stars do this. Adu and Irving did a good job in this game, and the team also avoided losing streaks at the beginning.
Durant is like controlling the score. You can basically score about 30 points in one game, 32 points in the previous game, 27 points in this game, and stable output. Irving's performance was much stronger than the previous game, scoring 30 points and giving 7 assists, and 3-pointers also improved from 0 of 6 shots against the Pelicans to 5 of 13 shots. He and Durant teamed up to score 57 points, more than half of the team's score. Ben Simmons 's data has finally improved, becoming a good helper for Irving and Durant. Although Simmons only scored 6 points, he grabbed 10 rebounds and sent 8 assists.
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