On January 4, Beijing time, the NBA game continued, and the Nets played against the Grizzlies at home. It is also strange to say that the Nets lost the two games in Durant's return, and during harden's single-core leadership period, the Nets' performance was very strong. And this time playing the Grizzlies, is a good opportunity for the Nets to stop the losing streak, the Grizzlies are not the big favorites for the title, however, the game process is amazing, the Nets have been pressed down, Harden and Durant are doing well, but other players are very depressed.
In the first half, the Nets were already 9 points behind, scoring only 47 points in total in the two quarters, making them offensively inefficient. Durant still did not find the best form, in the second quarter of the game, KD did not hit 6 shots, only 1 point in a single quarter. Durant missed a few games because of the triggering of the health and safety agreement, which seems to have a big impact on his condition, and if Durant doesn't perform well, the Nets will be difficult, but the season is still very long, and the Nets still have a lot of time to adjust.
In the second half, the point difference is getting bigger and bigger, has come to 16 points, the Grizzlies under the leadership of Morant, the performance of both ends of the attack and defense are excellent, on the contrary, the Nets, the offense can not score, the defense is not good, just like the Lakers some time ago. Keep going, and the Nets are about to fall out of the top three in the East. At the end of the third quarter, the Nets were already 23 points behind, 26-40 in the single quarter, completely blown up, basically powerless to return to the sky.
In this game, the Nets were almost completely suppressed, the most obvious being the rebounding comparison. The Grizzlies have grabbed 50 rebounds in three quarters, including 20 rebounds in the frontcourt, while the Nets have only 21 rebounds in total, and the gap is simply too big. Even with two super scorers, the Nets frequently conceded rebounds and couldn't win games.
In the final quarter, the game has become garbage time. The point difference has been hovering around 20 points, and Durant and Harden have no need to continue playing, and Nash gradually let the water dispenser players play, which is equivalent to announcing surrender. However, what is surprising is that the Nets' bench players are very powerful, the team is behind by 26 points at most, and the fourth quarter game is about 6 minutes, the point difference has been reduced to 12 points, the Grizzlies had to call a timeout, and the Nets blasted a 21-12 attack wave.
It is strange that the Nets' bench narrowed the point difference to 10 points, and there were still 5 minutes left in the game, but Nash voluntarily gave up and slammed hardened the core of Harden and Durant on the bench, which is rare in the NBA. It is also infuriating that Nash coached the Nets, wasting the team's luxurious lineup, and if Popovich was in charge, it was likely to lead the team to achieve a big reversal.
The Nets have suffered three consecutive losses, the first time in the 21-22 season so far suffered three consecutive losses, it seems that the Nets' problems have emerged, the defensive ability is too poor, which is the hidden danger of the championship. The Grizzlies' Morant broke out, cutting 36 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, with a plus-minus value of +22, completely exploding Durant, I have to say, all called "Rand", from the perspective of this game's play, the difference is still quite large. The Nets' Durant had 26 points and seven rebounds on 8-of-24 shooting and 2-of-8 three-pointers. Harden had 19 points and eight assists on 5-of-14 shooting, and he didn't play much in the fourth quarter.
If the Nets continue like this, management will certainly not be satisfied, and head coach Nash may even leave the class. The Nets are the most luxurious team in the league, and they also have two peak MVPs, but the record is not as good as the Bulls, Suns, Warriors and other teams, and indeed did not meet expectations.