On October 13, Beijing time, NBA ushered in a peak battle again, and the grudges in the East were confronted, Durant and Antetokounmpo started working with their respective teams.
And the biggest surprise of this game Nets is Ben Simmons . He actually led the team to join forces with Du Ou to beat Antetokounmpo and his Bucks . In the new season, this group of grudges and strong enemies may still stage their stories. Both teams have sent out the strongest core lineup at this stage, with five superstars competing in the same game, and have both been selected for the All-Star Game . As a result, after the first half, the Nets suppressed the Bucks. The two sides scored 59:51 in the first half, Durant scored 4 points, Irving 210 points, but Simmons scored 7 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, which became the biggest surprise.
, especially with 8 assists in the half, he played like Green, and his scoring ability was obviously stronger than Green . Green is a player who can no longer shoot at all, only deals cards at the top of the arc, and Ben Simmons' early assists were close to double digits.
At the beginning of the third quarter, it completely became the stage for Ben Simmons' performance. As soon as the second half started, the Nets made two wonderful counterattacks in a row, Simmons sent a steal. Not only that, he soon stepped down the frontcourt to assist Clarkston . The two stopped Bucks at the beginning 32 seconds.
Simmons' pass led a wave of half a minute offensive frenzy to stop the Bucks. Antetokounmpo finally made a heavy dunk at the back, but the Nets had too many offensive methods, and Durant immediately responded with a mid-range shot. Soon Irving assisted Clarkston with a flying dunk again, and the Nets kept leading 69:60. Antetokounmpo was really hard to support. He rushed around under the basket, but unfortunately it was useless.
The Nets team is the real multi-point blossoming, and with Simmons, they seem to have made up their last piece of puzzle, which is the puzzle in organization and defense.
He can play power forward in this team, so Durant will play small forward. Anyway, he doesn't need to shoot, nor does he need to shoot. It's enough to defend well. The Nets will take another double-digit lead through Clarkston's free throw. Durant will play 2+1 again, and Irving makes a one-stop layup, 75:65. And then the Nets made two consecutive three-pointers, Mills made a three-pointer, Irving made a three-pointer, and Durant made a three-pointer, 87:68. In the last three minutes of the third quarter, the Nets suddenly made three consecutive three-pointers, widening the gap to nearly 20 points.
And at this time, Simmons' number of assists has reached 10 times, with less than 10 assists in three quarters. Simmons is really strong, and his playing time is only 24 minutes. In a team like the Nets, which has very dense offensive points, Simmons' passing ability is the greatest reflection. The last ball in the third quarter, Irving missed a three-pointer, but the Nets still smashed the Bucks after three quarters, with the score being 92:75.
In the fourth quarter, the Nets continued to take advantage of the victory and chased and bombarded the Bucks. They did not withdraw all their main players until 6 minutes left. The Bucks were beaten in a hurry. In the last 2 and a half points, Antetokounmpo was replaced, but he didn't beat the Nets' substitute, and he obviously couldn't afford to lose. After three and a half quarters, Durant scored 19 points, 8 assists, 3 steals and 3 rebounds, Irving scored 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Simmons scored 7 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, with the most assists in the team and the most rebounds tied. The three of them scored 49 points, 18 rebounds and 22 assists in a combined score. The three giants obviously have their own duties. Moreover, the Nets have a sense of Bucks nemesis in recent years. Every time in the East, they do the Bucks the most ruthlessly and are also the best at playing the Bucks.