Lyou Nets lost 122-115 to the Hawks in a direct clash for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. They weren’t even enough 55 points by Kevin Durantwho beat his Record scoring and triples (8/10) in the NBA. with defeat, Brooklyn It remains in tenth place, the last one that gives access to the play-in, although it is already insured. Of course, if it ended there, he would be forced to win two previous games before being able to play in the playoffs.
Durant, whose highest scoring to date was 54 points to the Warriors when he played for the Thunder in 2014said to be “frustrated by defeat” and question the fact that the Hawks arrived to the free throw line 49 times compared to 19 for the Nets. “We’re fouling early. We put them on bonus early every quarter. And it’s not because of the umpires, it’s because we’re being undisciplined and playing too aggressive,” he said.
the eaves exceeded 50 points for the ninth time in his career, the third this season. He made 19/28 from the field, 8/10 from 3-point range and 9/11 from free throws. He had to sink more prominence in attack before the casualties of Goran Dragic (COVID), Bruce Brown y Seth Curry. Kyrie Irving He was his best squire with 31 points, although he did not have a successful night in shooting (12/32): he shot four more times Durant and scored 24 points less.
hard to sugarcoat
Irving felt they had to “lighten Durant’s load on the offensive end. It’s going to be him. We know who he is. We know what he’s capable of, but we have to be there to support him. And we have to be ready to play as much as he is.” don’t allow frustration. Coach Steve Nash don’t look for excuses “We didn’t play a good game. I really can’t sugarcoat it.”.
Bring Youngmeanwhile, was the Hawks’ winning leader with 36 points and 10 assists to give his team the fifth consecutive victory and to rise to eighth place. The point guard is the player with the most games of 30+10 this season. Add 19. Next is Luka Doncicwith nine.