Despite the many losses with which they reached the duel, the Brooklyn Nets emerged victorious from the 76ers’ visit to the Barclays Center. The New York team beat Pennsylvania 114-105 for their fourth straight victory, establishing themselves atop their conference and putting Doc Rivers’ men in trouble again after knocking them down for the third night in a row. The Philadelphia team has once again as many defeats as it has won (15-15), and continues to be unable to take off in an East which seems this year harder than usual.
Nash’s were the most problematic, however, as the Canadian coach couldn’t rely on up to seven of his men due to security protocols. Perhaps the most significant absence was that of James Harden, who was joined by men of weight in the rotation such as LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre ‘Bembry, Bruce Brown, Paul Millsap, Jevon Carter and James Johnson. However, in these Nets, everything seems important as long as Kevin Durant is on the track.
The forward came back to throw his own behind his back and put on another great performance that ended up being a victory. With 34 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, KD led the locals in all three main stat sections, and he also did so by shooting efficiently (54.2% correct) and playing in several of the actions that have decided the match in the Clutch.
And is that, although having sent up to 20 points difference, those of Brooklyn could not prevent the 76ers from coming back and came to equalize the shock with less than two minutes from the end (103- 103). It was then that Durant, first with a 3 + 1, then with an assist to Griffin to score another triple, and finally with a midrange basket, took it upon himself to avoid the scares and keep the victory at Barclays. .
Kevin was mainly supported by Blake Griffin and Nicolas Claxton, who with 17 points each supported the striker’s stellar performance. Patty Mills, meanwhile, had 14, while Cam Thomas led the substitutes with 11, so the Nets did not fail to score despite the losses.
In the 76ers, the duo of Joel Embiid and Seth Curry were responsible for bringing visitors back into the game after a bad start. The two combined to add 25 points in the third quarter, when Rivers’ side had their best stretches and managed to close the home side’s first-half gap, albeit only after ‘in the fourth quarter they managed to do it. disappear completely. . With 32 and 29 goals respectively, the pivot and point guard shot theirs from start to finish, but they couldn’t find enough support to finish the fight.
One of the men who was particularly distinguished was Tobias Harris, whose 3/17 shot speaks clearly of his poor performance. The striker was not at all precise in attack and was not effective in defense, which weighed down some 76ers who still have not finished transmitting the good feelings they expected.
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