Lyou Brooklyn Nets beat the Spurs this Friday (102-117) in the first match of the Spanish Juancho Hernangmez with those of San Antonio after his transfer from the Boston Celtics.
Hernangmez, who does not enjoy great moments in the Celtics with an average of Five minutes of play and 1.1 points per game, Jug on his debut with the Spurs some less two minutes when the meeting was already decided and he only had time to score a rebound.
The Nets (28-16) arrived in San Antonio third in the Eastern Conference and Sin Kevin Durant, injured, while the Spurs (17-28) were in the twelfth position of the Western Conference but having recovered their five starters.
The best of the nets was James Harden with a triple-double 37 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and a tapn.
Kyrie Irving, who can not play the games of the nets at home for not getting the vaccine against the coronavirus, sum 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
The point guard landed in San Antonio after scoring 30 points on Wednesday in a tight victory for the Nets in Washington against the Wizards (118-119).
For the Spurs, Dejounte Murray I get the other triple-double party with 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and a robbery.
Irving starts strong.
Irving scored 7 points in the first two and a half minutes of the game and the Nets got a 9-point lead after 4 minutes (5-14).
A spectacular tackle plus free kick from Devin Vassell The score approached (14-18) and another basket of Dejunte Murray tied the meeting (18-18 in the absence of 2.38).
Keita Bates-Diop He put the Spurs ahead on the scoreboard for the first time in the first quarter, which ended with the San Antonio team ahead with a minimal lead (26-24).
The second quarter was very even with the Spurs leading the scoreboard for most of the segment but without any team achieving a difference greater than 4 points.
Irving, first with a basket and then with a fantastic assist for Blake Griffin, gave the Nets control (41-45 with 2:45 left).
But soon after, Keldon Johnson put Spurs back on top at the break.
The first half of the game, dirty under the hoops and with numerous errors by both teams, ended with the Spurs ahead by a single point (51-50).
By the Spurs, Dejunto Murray took 13 points until then, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and a robbery; while James Harden had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and a block for the Nets.
decisive harden
The third period began with an “alley-oop” pass from Harden to Day’Ron Sharpe (51-52) and the game continued with successive comings and goings without any of the teams getting any considerable advantage.
The tight scoreline made it difficult for the legendary Spurs coach, Gregg Popovich, gave his first opportunity with those from San Antonio to Juancho Hernangmez, to whom Mircoles welcomed the franchise celebrating his experience and intelligence.
In any case, an inspired Harden, with a one-handed kill and another basket plus a free throw, opened the gap (67-71) four minutes after the third quarter.
Those from Brooklyn sent in that partial (74-79) that concluded after a race from field to field and mate de Bruce Brown the last second.
At the beginning of the last twelve minutes, the Nets began to escape with an Irving Triple (76-84) and a Brown basket consumed the greatest advantage so far (82-92 with 8.06 for playing). Four minutes from the end Irving made one of two after dribbling past three opponents Already continued Mei a triple that ponals the bright very difficult for the Spurs (90-104 in the absence of 4.40).
When less than two minutes were missing for the end and the score point 100-115, Popovich put Hernngomez played without an opportunity to avoid reducing the advantage of Nets (102-117).
