On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the East ushered in a focus battle, with the first-ranked Bulls facing the second-place Nets at home. Before the game, the Nets and third-place Heat were just 0.5 wins away, and the outcome of this game became very important. In the first half, both sides fought against each other, and the feel was very hot, the shooting rate reached 50%, the game was very glued, the score alternately rose, the third quarter became a turning point of the game, the Bulls attacked the dud, the Nets were more than a little blossom to play a wave of 30-8 offensive climax, the Bulls lost 20 points in a single quarter, the game lost suspense, the fourth quarter became garbage time, both sides did their best to train on the bench, and finally the Nets won 138-112 with 26 points. It is worth mentioning that this is also a new high for the Nets in single-game scoring this season, and it is also the bulls' highest single-game score loss. The Big Three clocked in for 3 quarters, while the Bulls set a bad record, and it was embarrassing to be number one in the East.
In this game, Durant continued to play efficiently, scoring 27 points on 10 shots, which is not an ordinary high efficiency, in addition, he also delivered 9 assists. Harden also did well, with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists on 6-of-13 shooting, but Irving's performance was sluggish, with 4-of-10 shooting and 1-of-3 three-point shooting, with only 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Although Irving had some crotch pulls, the young sharp played exceptionally, scoring 20 points and 7 rebounds on 10-of-14 shooting. In addition, Mills, who came off the bench, also scored 21 points, and the entire bench scored 48 points, which is one of the reasons why the Big Three can clock in and go off work in 3 quarters. In the fourth quarter, Bulls fans watched Durant, Harden and Irving chatting happily on the bench, and their hearts must not be delicious. It is worth mentioning that in the game where the big three are present at the same time, the Nets have achieved a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, which also shows that the big three are compatible, but injuries and personal reasons make them too little time to be present at the same time.
The Bulls scored the highest scorer than LaVine, who scored 22 points, DeRozan performed decently with 19 points, Vucevic with 14 points, Ball with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Surprisingly, the king of efficiency in this game is young man White, who scored 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. It is worth mentioning that Jones suffered an injury after 6 seconds on the court, which also had a certain impact on the game. For the Bulls, they should play their own defensive characteristics, rather than fighting with the Nets, as long as there are three giants, no team dares to fight with the Nets. After the game, the Bulls led the Nets by 1.5 wins, while the Nets continued to lead the Heat by 0.5 wins, and the current Battle for the First Place in the East has entered a white-hot stage, and a loss in one game can lose 2 places. Of course, losing a game isn't the end of the world, and as Nash says, the Bulls don't see that game as a manifesto battle.