Chapter 760: All-Star First Round Voting Results (1/4!) )
After the main team returned, the Nets still maintained the high-pressure defense at the beginning, and the point difference was further widened.
At halftime, the score was 47-37, and the Nets had stretched the margin to double digits.
After not falling behind in the bench stage, the overall strength of the Nets is still much better than that of the Celtics.
97 to 81.
In the end, both the Nets and the Celtics played high-quality defense, but the Nets were significantly more confident on the offensive end, which also allowed the Nets to open up the gap little by little, and finally win the game.
On the Celtics' side, Tatum performed bravely, scoring a team-high 22 points, Brown also scored 17 points, and Hayward didn't play much when he was taken care of, scoring only 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 6-of-15 shooting.
On the Nets' side, Irving had 27 points and 5 assists, and his offensive ability was best proven under this kind of high-intensity defense, George and Butler each contributed 16 points, Jokic had a triple-double of 11 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, and Mitchell off the bench had a career-high 13 points and 3 assists.
After losing to their opponents before, the Nets took revenge in this game.
For the New York fans, the win was gratifying, but what made them even happier was Mitchell's performance.
The rookie they've been waiting for before the start of the season is finally starting to play.
Fans rejoice, and for Mitchell, the performance of the Celtics is also a good encouragement for him.
Two days later, the Nets hosted the Hornets, Brogdon still didn't feel good, Mitchell got another chance in the second quarter, and he didn't disappoint Tang Tian, completely dominating the confrontation with fellow rookie Malik Monk.
The Nets got the opponent in the third quarter, and finally won 112-87, and the team ushered in a 10-game winning streak, Mitchell continued to play steadily, shooting 4-of-7, 5-of-6 free throws, and 1-of-2 three-pointers to score 14 points and 2 assists, and the scoring was still the highest on the bench.
Take down the Hornets, and the Nets face the Trail Blazers back-to-back.
The Nets' main physical strength was a bit problematic, and the Trail Blazers' backcourt exploded with two shots, and the team finally lost the game 111-116, ending a ten-game winning streak.
However, Mitchell's play was still stable, with 12 points and three assists on 4-of-8 shooting, 2-of-4 three-pointers, and 2-of-3 free throws.
Brogdon never recovered, and Mitchell managed to steal the rotation spot from him with his excellent play.
And the cooperation between Rondo and Mitchell is becoming more and more tacit, and the scene of the two connecting has become a beautiful scenery for the Nets.
Rondo still has the strength to take the lead, Tang Tian recruited him to match Mitchell, although it came a little later than planned, but it was still done.
After a three-day break, the Nets traveled to face the Pacers.
The Pacers currently have a good record, second only to the Celtics and fifth in the East.
Booker is averaging 24.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game so far, with the most points scored by any 21-year-old player since George.
This time, Booker will inevitably spare no effort against the Savior.
The same is true of George, who had an unpleasant quarrel with the Pacers at the beginning, and this time he returned to Indiana to boo, and the attention must have been good.
In the opening period, both sides were not in good shape, and the score was tied at 16 with three minutes left in the first quarter.
Because of his excellent performance in the first few games, Mitchell's rotation moved forward, and he was replaced after playing more than 9 minutes in the first quarter.
And after he came on the court, he had an eye-catching performance, with breakthroughs, three-pointers, and counterattacks.
The Nets eventually won the game 112-93 on the road.
The two people who have attracted much attention, Booker scored 21 points, but he shot 8 of 22 under the key defense, the shooting percentage was not high, and there were 5 turnovers.
George played mediocre, finishing with 18 points and seven rebounds on 8-of-16 shooting.
The game-high scorer was Mitchell, who played the most classic game of his career, scoring a game-high 24 points and three assists on 11-of-13 shooting from the field, with only one turnover.
After the game, the New York fans looked extremely excited.
The Nets are not a bad team, the team has Irving, George, Butler and other superstars, and supernovas like Jokic, and the talent is obvious to be able to score so many points in this kind of team.
Tang Tian was also pleased with Mitchell's performance.
In his previous life, Mitchell was able to play in the Jazz team, which had something to do with team development and not having much firepower, but now he can play in such a strong competitive environment, which shows that he is really talented.
Just a few days after that, the league announced the results of the first round of voting.
In the past two months, the Nets have successfully overtaken the Cavaliers to reach the first place in the East.
In this case, the motivation of Nets fans to participate in the voting is quite high.
In the results announced, Antetokounmpo of the Bucks received the most 860,000 votes, and he is averaging 27 points, 10 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this season, making him the standout superstar in the East, while he is only 23 years old.
James followed with 850,000 votes, and they also became the top two players in the Eastern Conference.
After that, Irving got the fourth-most 820,000 votes, and his popularity has remained high because of his style of play.
Durant, who just won the FMVP, got 760,000 votes and ranked first among Western Conference forwards.
Curry got 730,000 votes and ranked first among Western Conference guards.
It is also only five players with more than 700,000 votes.
In addition to these five, among the other voting results, the Nets had the highest appearance rate.
George received 500,000 votes and finished third in the East behind Antetokounmpo and James.
Butler also received 370,000 votes, placing him behind Embiid and fifth behind Eastern Conference forwards.
And in the backcourt, apart from Owen, one person's name is quite dazzling.
Mitchell, the Nets' rookie, received a full 220,000 votes, ranking fourth behind Irving, DeRozan and Booker in the backcourt, and one place ahead of Ben Simmons, the favorite for the best rookie.
Although the results of the first round of voting do not say anything, which has something to do with the large number of fans in New York, this voting result still shows the fans' love for him, you must know that this is a rookie who has not played a few games!
"It's very encouraging for me, and I said I'm going to help this team beat the Warriors and win the championship against all the opponents." Mitchell was also excited when he saw this result, and once again showed his heart in the face of the media.
Not so many people laughed anymore this time, and Mitchell has already earned their respect with a couple of performances.
But there are also people waiting to see the show, because the second game of the season between the Warriors and the Nets will be played at Barclays Center in a week's time.