So far this season, the Nets are 20 wins and 8 losses in the 1st place in the East, the win rate is 71.4%, the current 3 consecutive wins, as one of the hottest teams in this season's championship, the Nets did not perform well at the beginning of the season, resulting in some gaps between their current record with the Warriors and the Suns, but the Nets have top stars such as Durant and Harden, and the endurance is indeed very strong, especially in the past 5 games, the Nets have a record of 4 wins and 1 loss, and compared to the performance of the last 5 games, 4 wins and 1 loss, We should also see a question: How good is the Nets' defense in the final quarter?
In the past 5 games, the Nets can win 4 wins and 1 loss record, and the Nets' excellent defense in the final quarter is inseparable, according to statistics, the Nets in the past 5 games, the opponents in the last quarter of the opponents only scored 84 points, opponents in the final quarter of 20 points, 13 points, 14 points, 13 points and 24 points. Among them, the Rockets scored 24 points in the final quarter, the Nets lost this game, and the other 4 games the Nets won, especially today's Nets overtime victory over the Raptors, the Nets limited the Raptors to only 20 points in the final quarter. If it were not for the excellent defense, it is not unusual for the Nets to lose the game in the absence of major generals, and it is indeed too tragic that the Nets can play only 8 people in this game.
The Nets' excellent defense in the final quarter also extended to overtime, and it must be praised by Griffin, although he is no longer a flying white devil, but Griffin who does dirty work is too powerful. Facing VanVleet's breakthrough in extra time, Griffin was punched in the face by VanVleet, and was also blown defensive fouls and left the field for 6 fouls, and the current Griffin defense is focused enough, including a save during extra time.
The Raptors made a mistake in passing, Griffin saw the opportunity to rush forward, in order to get this ball, Griffin directly flew on the ground to scramble, but Griffin did not succeed, but this spirit, it shows that the Nets' defensive attitude is serious, they are very eager to win the game.
Defense is the standard for championship teams, and the Nets with defense are indeed worth looking forward to, especially their defensive performance in the final quarter is too good, the last 5 games have only allowed opponents to score a total of 84 points, of which 3 games opponents have scored less than 15 points in the final quarter, if the Nets continue this defensive performance, the chances of winning the championship this season will be even greater.