On April 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nets played against the Hawks. Throughout the game, Durant shot 19-of-28, 8-of-10 from three-point range, and got 55 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, a career high, brushing 10 records, powerless to save, and the Nets officially missed the top six.
This game is crucial for the Nets, and only winning can retain hope of reaching the top six. Once lost, they could only play the play-offs and officially missed the top six. It is worth mentioning that for the Eagles, the same is true.
The game also played the taste of the playoffs, the Nets started well, Durant found the feel early, hit three points in a row, and led the team to play a wave of 15-8, but then the Nets' transfer ball stagnated, whether it was Durant, or Irving, were carrying out high difficulty one-on-one.
The Hawks fought back furiously, and in the second quarter they blasted a wave of 18-3, overtaking and pulling away a double-digit point difference. At halftime, the Nets trailed by as many as 15 points. Durant was efficient, shooting 7-of-10 and scoring 25 points, but it was difficult to beat four hands with two fists.
In this case, in the third quarter of the game, Durant chose to turn on the death mode, in the last moment of this quarter, After Durant borrowed cover, he jumped on one foot to hit three points, and Griffin on the sidelines opened his mouth and did not dare to believe, Simmons also shook his head when he saw it, and the US media also brushed the screen.
It is worth mentioning that in the third quarter of the game, Durant was stepped on by Capela, who suffered a first-degree malicious foul. After that, Durant scored 16 consecutive points. Durant scored 19 points in the third quarter. By the end of the third quarter, he had 44 points.
Durant has already shot down 50+ in the fourth quarter, but the Nets are still three points behind. In the final moments, Yang scored 5 consecutive points to kill the game, and the Nets lost all their achievements.
This battle Durant Company set a record:
1. Durant surpassed Pierce in career goals and ranked 25th in history.
2. 40+ for the 4th time this season, 40+ for the second time in the last 3 games.
3. 77th career 40+, sixth since the 1983-84 season, only to Harden (112) and James (97).
4 and 8 three-pointers are new season highs.
5 and 8 three-pointers set career records.
6. Durant is the 9th 50+ in his regular season career, second only to Harden, James, Lillard and Curry.
7. Cut 50+ for the third time this season, and 50+ three times in a single season is also the most time in Durant's career.
8. The Nets' 3rd 50+ in their careers, second only to Irving (4 times), the second in team history since the 1983-84 season.
Durant set the record for the highest scoring in the arena, with Iverson scoring 53 points at home to the Hawks in 2005.
10. Durant scored a new career high.