Durant has 33 points to lead Nets past Pelicans, 108-102

Durant scores 33 points to lead the Nets against the Pelicans 108-102:

 

Together, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving missed 32 shots, yet they were unfazed by it.

The Brooklyn Nets beat the depleted New Orleans Pelicans 108-102 on Friday night thanks to Durant's 33 points and 10 rebounds, Irving's seven of his 19 points in the final 1:12, and Durant's performance.

Irving, whose 3-pointer from 29 feet away with 44 seconds left gave the Nets a 106-100 lead and condemned New Orleans to just its fifth home loss this season, said, "Our growth as a team is just seeing some of the leaders on our team, including myself, be poised." "I think we're probably making amazing progress there,"

Durant scores 33 points to lead the Nets against the Pelicans 108-102.Together, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving missed 32 shots, yet they were unfazed by it.

the Pelicans in their second game since Zion Williamson's right hamstring issue sidelined him for an anticipated three weeks.

For New Orleans, which has gone 20 games without high-scoring forward Brandon Ingram due to a left great toe injury, Jose Alvarado contributed 17 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Alvarado admitted that "we're down a few players obviously." "We had a chance to win the game, but some circumstances didn't work out for us to win the game... " Although Kyrie made it more challenging with a huge 3-pointer, we must reflect on our mistakes and grow.

The Pelicans had the advantage for the majority of the game, but their shooting performance dropped to 39.8% in the second half (35 of 88).

After making 10 of its 17 3-point attempts in the first half, New Orleans made just two of its 12 attempts in the second. Nic Claxton of the Nets defended the paint with five blocks in the meantime.

Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn credited the Nets' defensive play as being "very aggressive in the second half," emphasising his team's "abilities to contest attempts near the rim."

Nothing was simple, Vaughn remarked. No walk-up transition 3-pointers, which we had previously in the game given up.