The Nets actually won.
Today, through an overtime game, the Nets beat the visiting Toronto Raptors by 2 points in a difficult two-point margin — before the game began, no one thought the Nets could win, not because they weren't strong enough, but because the Nets were left out of the security protocol.
Before the game began, the Nets officially announced that James Harden and Bruce Brown triggered the league's health and safety agreement and would miss the Nets' next games.
This is not the first time that a Nets player has missed a game because of a safety agreement, before the two of them, aldridge, Millsap, Bemburi, Jevin Carter and James Johnson in the Nets were unable to play because of the triggering of the safety agreement, plus Harden and Brown, a total of 7 people could not play.
As the saying goes, a nest end refers to this.
It is also pitiful to say that Durant was supposed to rest this game, after all, the last game was the old murderer, however, Harden and Brown were suddenly unable to play, which caused the Nets' home audience to be full, if Durant does not go to this game, it will be postponed (the NBA stipulates that the minimum number of players for the team is 8, if there are less than 8 people, then the game is canceled).
As a result, Durant, who originally wanted to rest and rest, had to put on the battlefield.
Because considering that Durant's calf is somewhat uncomfortable, many fans have said before the game that the Nets should strategically abandon this game, otherwise the big brother may not be able to win for 48 minutes.
Coincidentally, Durant really played this game for a full 48 minutes, of course, the result was not as unwinnable as the fans thought, and the Nets finally fought this game of understaffing.
Most of the credit for winning the game depends on the big brother, after all, the big brother fought for 48 minutes, 12 of 29 shots, cut the luxurious data of 34 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists and 1 block, and after cutting 51 points in the last game, Durant cut a triple-double, which is really the number one fierce man in the NBA today.
Of course, winning is not only won by the big brother, this game, if there is no Other Nets players' three military lives, Durant even if he is a super god, he can't resist the hungry tiger pounce of a group of big men on the opponent.
The most surprising thing is that the basketball website is not only a star like Durant, not just a veteran like Griffin and Mills, but three rookies.
Three rookies who had no sense of existence before.
The Nets are too dazzling because of the superstars (Irving, who does not play), so some other players have no sense of existence, and the all-stars who have fallen from the peak, such as Griffin, Millsap and other players, have little attention, let alone rookies.
The Nets' most interesting player is undoubtedly Cameron Thomas, who played well in preseason, dared to fight, and was regarded by the Nets as a qualified substitute rotation.
But who would have thought that the Other Unknown and Unappreciated Rookies of the Nets were actually full of energy in their bodies, but they just didn't get the chance to play.
And this game, the opportunity finally came.
Because there are not enough manpower, Nash has no choice but to take out all the people who can get on the team, including the water dispenser rookies outside the normal rotation lineup and the two-way player - the two-way contract player Duke, and even Nash has been promoted to the start, which is estimated to be the peak of the young man's life.
In the whole game, David Duke shot 4 of 13 and scored 10 points, his problem is that he is too nervous, in the fourth quarter and overtime shooting is always hesitant, the opportunity comes out and does not dare to shoot, wasted, this is also the normal performance of the newcomer, after all, he has only played two games before.
Although Duke failed to help the team in the offensive, but in terms of grabbing rebounds, the young man was very active, often rushing out to fight for it, taking a full 13 rebounds in the whole game, tied with Durant for the first place in the team, and also took a key rebound, and he also had 3 assists, which was a good double-double.
Compared to the nervous Duke, the Other Two Rookies of the Nets are much more relaxed.
The 20-year-old Dayron Sharp, the sun in the 29th pick, transferred to the Nets, only played 8 times before this game, and each time less than 10 minutes, the last appearance was 20 days ago, in this game, he played 13 minutes, cut 7 points and 7 rebounds, although the data is not remarkable, but he is energetic on the court, full of hard work, each time like a charge into the opponent's interior scramble, when he toughly caused the opponent to foul, he was also applauded by the Nets team.
And the other rookie is superb, full name Kessler Edwards, this Huazi is not the Timberwolves' champion Huazi, but also a sip can flutter, this game, Huazi played 43 minutes, 12 shots 7, including three-pointers 6 shots 3, got 17 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, all the data is a career high.
In particular, it should be mentioned that in the crucial, fateful fourth quarter, Hanako took a full 9 points, and his playing time is second only to Durant, it can be said that the credit for this game to fight down Huazi is very large.
Hanako is the rookie with the 14th pick in the second round of this year, is a pitcher, has only played two games before this, played for less than 10 minutes, and after this completely unlimited time for him, Huazi directly came to a counterattack operation, after the game Durant ran over and hugged him, it is estimated that it is good to say that the brother has you.
In the NBA, there are a lot of players, in fact, they have potential and strength, but they lack opportunities, very lack of opportunities, if it is not because of the virus to the Nets to a pot, these rookies are estimated to be used as a head trade after the end of the season, or sent to the development of the league, and then disappeared into the crowd.
Lucky people like Jeremy Lin are rare, few, very few.
But this is no way, the NBA is originally based on strength to speak, others have cashed in their potential, is the strength, with you do not know whether you can cash in the strength of the player opportunity?
Therefore, this game, being brought to the Nets with only 8 people left in a pot, is both a disaster and a blessing, at least in nash's rotation lineup, at least one more Edwards.
Of course, if you can play often or play often, it is best, after all, the full lineup to play has a look, some of the key pairs are not that you are one less star is me less than two rotations, and winning will be said to be a victory.
However, the Nets also have confidence, after all, now occupy the first place in the East, you have to change the Lakers to be a pot end, only a thick eyebrow with a few rotations, then this season directly accounted for it, everyone said yes?