Brooklyn Nets lost twice in a row to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the last being on Friday. As usual, the NBA gives night after night rematches and so it was Saturday. While the New York franchise should forget about the Cavaliers, they had a good challenge.
The Nets faced the Miami Heat, which don’t look like last season when they made it to the NBA Finals. Further, The Florida franchise continues without Jimmy Butler and Tyler HerroAlthough that was no problem dealing with Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant.
Brooklyn started the game as someone looking to remove his thorn for the duel lost less than 24 hours ago. Within minutes they were already 11 points higher and in that first quarter they had that a great Joe Harris with 12 units (4 triples). In the second quarter, the Nets went to 18, maximum of the lot, but Miami Heat started to warn and ended the first half 66-56.
The third quarter continued in the same way as the second, and with twists and turns, Brooklyn ended it. However, everything changed in the last quarter. A massive Miami Heat kept on fighting until they were just a point down, though Brooklyn Nets put their power forward in the last minutes and together they won the first Big-Three victory 128-124.
Kyrie Irving, James Harden, and Kevin Durant: statistics
The Big-Three once again showed their massive attacking power, especially in Kevin Durant. KD finished with 31 points, while James Harden did the same with 12 and 11 rebounds, while Kyrie Irving added 28 points, 6 boards and 7 goals. Special mention to Bam Adebayo, who gave everything and finished with 41 points and 8 assists.