On January 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued its fierce battle. The Brooklyn Nets at home lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-130, and the Thunder ended a 5-game losing streak. Harden contributed 26 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, while the Thunder’s Alexander had 33 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
Four-quarter score (Nets behind): 38-26, 32-25, 30-32, 30-26. Nets: Harden 26 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds, Bembry 4 points, Edwards 9 points and 2 rebounds, Bruce Brown 10 points and 8 rebounds, Cameron Thomas 21 points and 3 rebounds, Millsap 8 points and 10 Rebounding, Duke 13 points and 5 rebounds, Griffin 4 points and 4 rebounds. Thunder: Dortmund 27 points, Aaron Wiggins 9 points and 6 rebounds, Kiddy 19 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Alexander 33 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Jerome 3 points and 6 assists, Trey Mann 7 Points 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Bazley 16 points and 5 rebounds, Muscala 14 points.
In this campaign, the Nets’ Durant, Mills, Irving, Clarkston, and Aldridge were absent, and Harden led the team alone. After the opening, Harden assisted Edwards for a dunk, and “Beard” scored 5 points after hitting a 3-pointer, leading the Nets to a 9-5 lead at the start. Kiddy hit a mid-range shot, Alexander scored 6 points in a row, and the Thunder responded with a 10-2 spurt to stop the Nets. After the timeout, Alexander hit another 3 and completed a 2+1. He scored 16 points in a row and helped the Thunder expand the difference to 10 points. Despite Griffin’s continuous killing inside, Harden contributed 9 points in a single quarter, but the Thunder’s shooting rate has always remained above 55%. Substitute Muscala scored two three-pointers in a row, and the Thunder led 38-26 by 12 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Mann made a 3-pointer, and the difference widened to 15 points. However, in the first 3 minutes of this quarter, the Thunder scored only 2 points. Brown scored consecutive inside points, and the Nets played a 6-0 spurt. Reduce the difference to within 10 points. After Harden came back on the court, it was 2+1, Millsap singles inside, but Dortmund responded with 3 points to stop the bleeding. Harden scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in two quarters, but it rained three points for the Thunder. Bazley, Dortmund and Muscala scored 3 points in a row to score 3 points. The gap widened to 17 points. With 2 minutes left, Kiddy made another 3, and Alexander made a successful 3. He scored 21 points in two quarters. At halftime, the Thunder led 70-51 with 19 points.
In the third quarter, Sharp and Bembry scored successively, but Dortmund hit a 3-pointer, and Kiddy and Wiggins made another layup. The Thunder extended the difference to more than 20 points. After the timeout, the Nets played a 7-0 spurt, Wiggins hit a 3-pointer, but then Harden hit a single, and the Nets had another 11-2 spurt, chasing the score to 75 -85. At the critical moment, substitute Mann dunked on a fast break, Bazley made a layup, and the two led the Thunder to a 6-1 spurt to regain control of the situation. Although the Nets substitute Thomas scored 4 points in a row, the Nets were still 17 points behind 83-100 at the end of the three quarters.
In the last quarter, Harden scored two three-pointers in a row, and the Nets started a 13-4 attack wave, instantly reducing the point difference to 8 points. After the timeout, Jerome hit a 3-pointer, Kiddy hit a hook first, and then forced a 3-pointer. The Thunder responded with a 11-4 spurt and re-expanded the point difference to 15 points. After the timeout, the Nets struck two three-pointers, and Alexander scored 5 points in a row to expand the difference to 20 points, which also turned the game into garbage time. In the end, the Brooklyn Nets at home lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-130, ending the Thunder’s 5-game losing streak.
Thunder starters: Alexander, Dortmund, Kiddy, Wiggins, Earl
Nets starters: Harden, Brown, Bembry, Edwards, Sharp
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