NetEase Sports reported on January 9th:
The NBA regular season continues, with the Brooklyn Nets (27-13) on a winning streak. Durant experienced a milestone, but he was injured in the game, Owen scored 29 points, Shaquille O'Neal scored the winning goal 3.2 seconds before the end of the game to take the lead, Butler missed the goal, and the Nets narrowly beat the Miami Heat 102-101 away (21-20). The Nets won two games in a row.
Durant milestone
Nets' Owen scored 29 points and 6 assists, and Durant scored 17 points and 4 rebounds. He rose to 14th in the scoring table in history, but he injured his right knee after being pressed by Butler and left early. Curry had 14 points and 4 rebounds, Clarkston had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Warren had 10 points and 4 rebounds. The Heat's Butler scored 26 points and 9 rebounds, Hiro 24 points and 4 rebounds, Emmanuel Adebayor 10 points and 8 rebounds, Heysmith 10 points and Strauss 10 points.
After the Nets started the game, they took a 10-2 lead. The Heat quickly recovered 5 points, Durant fought back 4 points, and the Nets took a 20-13 lead with 5: 30 left in the first quarter. Oladipo found the target and scored two 3-pointers in a row, leading the team to hit a 10-2 counterattack, while the Heat surpassed by 23-22. The Nets opened fire outside the perimeter, Irving and Warren made three 3-pointers, and the Nets took the lead again. Vincent fought back with three points, with the Heat trailing by one point by 30-31 at the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Nets took four points to expand the advantage, Stross fought back with three points, Adebayor hit two shots, Hiro also hit three points, and the Heat trailed by one point by 42-43. After the fierce competition between the two teams, the score increased alternately, and there were several equals on the court. Lowry and Butler scored 5 points, and the Heat surpassed 4 points by 60-56 in 2 minutes and 20 seconds before half-time. Yukio Watanabe responded with three points, Owen opened attack mode and scored seven points in a row, and at the end of the half, the Nets took a 66-64 lead by two points.
Nets' Owen scored 24 points in the first half, Durant 14 points, Heat's Butler 11 points and 5 rebounds, Emmanuel Adebayor and Hiro 10 points each.
The two sides went back and forth after the start of the third quarter, the Nets kept a weak lead, Stross and Butler joined hands for five points, and the Heat beat the Heat by 77-76 with 2: 35 left in this section. Durant fought back with three points, Hiro immediately responded to three points, Robinson hit with a hook, and the Heat led by 82-79 at the end of the third quarter.
Warren hit the run and hit the start of the fourth quarter. Hiro scored 8 points and the Heat took a 90-81 lead. Kraxton and Curry scored six points, Heysmith fought back with three points, and Curry remained aggressive and scored another five points. he led the team to a 7-1 counterattack, and the Nets tied 94. Hiro made a three-pointer and Owen led the team to a 100-97 lead with six points in a row. Butler stood up and scored two dunks in a row, and the Heat beat the Heat 101-100. Owen missed a three-pointer, Shaquille O'Neal rebounded, he scored under the basket, and the Nets overtook 102-101 with 3.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Heat called two time-outs in a row, Butler missed the last shot, and the Nets narrowly won 102-101.
Nets starting lineup: Simmons, Irving, Durant, Shaquille O'Neal, Clarxton
Miami Heat starting lineup: Lowry, Hiro, Butler, Heysmith, Adebayor