NBA preseason continues, Bucks home game against Nets . Yesterday's match against Bulls , the Bucks rested in all rotation lines, with the purpose of playing against the Nets today to test the team's quality. Previously, the Nets lost two consecutive games in the preseason, and the Bucks lost four consecutive games in the preseason. The biggest difference between the two teams is that the Bucks led by Buston deliberately covered up their edge in the previous game, while , Nash, and seemed to have all their energy. In today's game, both teams played the strongest lineup. The Bucks started Carter + Antetokounmpo + Holiday + Big Lopez + Portis , Nets Irving + Simmons + Durant + O'Neal + Clarkston . The final score was 107-97, and the Nets defeated the Bucks without any danger. The game process is really interesting. Nash is very confident, and the Bucks coach Bu Shuai's goal is to win the Nets, and even let Antetokounmpo be present at the last moment.
At the beginning, Clarkston scored his own shots, Durant and Irving made consecutive jump shots, and Holiday made two three-pointers to respond. The Nets play Clarkston more often. Holiday assists Antetokounmpo, and Simmons immediately assists Clarkston with both hands in the next round! Hill and Antetokounmpo led the team to slightly widen the gap in the middle, but the Nets broke out in the second half. Durant's jump shot, Durant assisted Sharp and dunked, Simmons also made a layup, and then Simmons assisted , Watanabe Yota to score a three-pointer. Simmons' dunk at the end of the quarter, Yuta Watanabe's three-pointer, the Nets widened the score difference, and the Nets led the Bucks 33-25 in the first quarter.
Back in the second quarter, after Sharp completed 2+1, Antetokounmpo and Carter led the team to continuously narrow the score. At the critical moment, , Morris, , took Holiday alone to stop the bleeding, and Irving assisted Clarxton to take off and dunk again. The two teams were in a tug-of-war in the middle, Simmons caused damage, Thomas made singles, and the Nets always maintained a 3-5-point lead. Compared with previous games, Simmons' number of attacks at the basket increased, but the Bucks gave a considerable physical strength. Compared to Simmons' ending, his passes benefited more. At the end of the quarter, Irving led the team to a climax, and O'Neal also hit a three-pointer with a long buzzer. At the end of the half, the Nets led the Bucks 59-51, and Simmons gave 8 assists in the first half!
In the second half, the Nets accelerated the offensive rhythm, Durant assisted O'Neal to counterattack and layup, Simmons passed a long pass to assist Clarkston to make a layup. Portis and Carter made a three-pointer, and the Bucks once again stubbornly approached the score. When Clarkston lied in the inside in the middle, Durant also completed 2+1, including Irving's empty cut layup, and the Nets' offensive fluency was indeed improved significantly. Mills After chasing a three-pointer, the Nets have already led their opponent by 13 points! At the end of the quarter, Sharp and Durant defended the lead, Irving and Durant made three-pointers in a row, the Bucks were already a little unable to resist, and Antetokounmpo could only make a foul to stop the bleeding. After the third quarter, the Nets led the Bucks 92-75.
The two teams were still the main players in the first quarter. After Irving hit a three-pointer, the Nets were once in the scoring drought. Ibaka and Antetokounmpo kept chasing points. At the critical moment, Durant scored a three-pointer and stopped the Bucks. In the middle of the game, Nash replaced all the main players such as Durant, Simmons, and Irving. Thomas directly played with the third lineup, while Antetokounmpo led the team to continue to narrow the gap. Nash was forced to call a timeout! Thomas and Sharp helped the team stabilize the pace, but unexpectedly, Antetokounmpo returned to the court in the last 3 minutes of the game. Even so, the Bucks were unable to change the situation. In the end, the Nets defeated the Bucks 107-97. The Nets ended their two consecutive losses, and the Bucks suffered a five-game losing streak!
data, on the Nets, Irving scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Durant scored 19 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, Clarkston scored 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks, Sharp scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals, and Thomas scored 11 points, 2 assists. On the Bucks, Antetokounmpo scored 24 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Holiday scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Carter scored 15 points, 4 assists and 3 steals, Hill scored 8 points and 4 rebounds, and Portis scored 8 points and 4 rebounds.
To be honest, the Nets played well in this game. Simmons kept feeding cakes Clarkston, O'Neal and Irving, and Durant was able to stand up and score at critical moments to stop the bleeding. Irving's singles made the Bucks have no way to limit them. But what is more confusing is that when the Nets took a huge lead, Nash's operations were somewhat controversial. The Bucks dared to let Antetokounmpo and Holiday reach the critical moment of the fourth quarter. It can be seen that Budenholzer is hoping that the team will win the Nets and start a good start for the opening game. After all, the Bucks are indeed retaining their strength before losing four consecutive times. In this case, Nash took the initiative to withdraw people, perhaps because he was confident enough. Of course, from another perspective, Antetokounmpo and Holiday were still playing in the last moments about 10 points behind the team. The Bucks were a bit ugly, so it wouldn't be so. This is just a preseason game!
Of course, the Nets have also exposed some problems. Sharp and Thomas performed well today, especially Sharp, who had a cake finishing + franchise protection + steal. His positioning was very clear. If there were Big Three around him and Durant and Irving could attract defense, Sharp would definitely deserve more playing time in the new season. Simmons is indeed outstanding in passing. Durant said before that we don’t care whether Simmons can make a shot, but he must remain aggressive. With Simmons' current state, it is difficult for him to change himself in a short period of time, but his tandem and field control will definitely relieve the great pressure from Durant and Irving. In fact, after Joha and Curry Jr. return, Simmons' value can be maximized. The main problem now is that Nash has not yet clearly fixed the rotation lineup, and it is really a bit messy to rotate one game after another.
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