NBA regular season, Durant has returned 2 games, and the Nets have gained a losing streak, Ha debuted on the field can not lead the team to victory, which is very confusing for Durant, back at home to meet the Grizzlies, they are ready to end the losing streak, the Grizzlies in the West is not weak, under the leadership of Morant they won four consecutive wins, against the Nets only one continue to defeat the strong enemy to prove themselves, the two sides after the competition, the Nets still failed to win, 14 points lost to the Grizzlies, handed to the Grizzlies 5 consecutive wins Durant came back to suffer three consecutive defeats, and after the game, he angrily dropped the data sheet to express his dissatisfaction and unwillingness.
Throughout the game, the Nets returned to the home and did not find a good feel, the first quarter began they frequently hit iron, Durant, Harden, Mills have not hit the outside shot, which gave the Grizzlies a lot of opportunities, the Nets 2 minutes can not score, the Grizzlies started 7-0, Durant gave up shooting instead of breaking the offense for the team to break the scoring drought, Harden on the outside found a feel, there are also two three-pointers into the account, but at this time the fully opened Grizzlies directly responded to three points, even if Durant scored 10 points, Still unable to stop the Grizzlies from taking a five-point lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Nash adjusted the lineup, Durant went off the field to rest, Harden led the team alone, the effect received was very good, Harden himself had to score, but also many times assisted teammates to complete the inside line of the empty connection, the Nets continued to narrow the point difference, but Bain scored 6 consecutive points, breaking the Nets' momentum of chasing points, the Nets trailed 8 points into the third quarter, and in the third quarter, Nash changed the lineup again, Harden went off the field, Durant led the team alone, compared to Harden, Durant relied more on personal ability, he scored 7 points in a row, the Nets suddenly attacked and blocked After just seven points in five minutes, the Grizzlies hit a 25-7 offensive culmination under Morant, scoring 40 points in a single quarter and scoring 14 points to extend the point difference to 23 points in one fell swoop.
In the final quarter, the Grizzlies offensive feel was able to continue, Bane's three-pointers continued to expand the lead, and the Nets under the leadership of Harden and Durant were blocked many times, and could only stabilize the point difference and could not narrow the point difference, Nash took the initiative to give up the game and replace all the main forces, unexpectedly, the Nets Duke, Carter, Sharp were extremely efficient, and even narrowed the Grizzlies' 26-point lead to 12 points, and the game had nearly 6 minutes left, facing the sudden change on the court. The Grizzlies had no choice but to let their main player Morant and others re-enter, and although the Nets did their best in the last minute, they still could not stop the Grizzlies' main players, and finally could only accept the loss.
Durant played 32 minutes in this game, but he wanted to win the game too much, in the face of Morant's play, he couldn't help but shoot, shot 24 times, only hit 8 times, three points only 8 of 2, got 26 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds, the Nets' loss had a lot to do with Durant, he wanted to prove himself too much, so that he shot crazy, completely did not bring the enthusiasm of his teammates up, in the face of the Grizzlies' multi-person defense, he himself played very tired, Durant's good play point should be in the third quarter or the end of the quarter, He should play a role in hammering the score, rather than trying his best at the beginning, although Durant angrily dropped the data sheet after the game, but he needs to adjust his state next.
Harden and Mills two core scoring points downturn is also the main reason for the Failure of the Nets, Mills played nearly 30 minutes, 6 of 0 in the whole game, 5 of 3 points, no points, this is not mills' real strength at all, and Harden played 33 minutes, 14 shots hit 5 times, 7 of 2 three points, got 19 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds There were 5 turnovers, which was the lowest score in a single game in 30 days at the Harden moment, Durant came back to interrupt Harden's offensive rhythm, shooting was not good, and the mistakes also increased, Even the assisting teammates were cut off by Durant.
The last reason is the problem of head coach Nash, Durant returned, the Nets starter did not need so many breakups, Mills was still put on top of Nash, it was the biggest mistake after the change, in the Spurs, Mills' biggest strength is to do the bench, and Nash did the opposite, resulting in insufficient ball points, Mills also did not get the tactics that should be there, the defense was targeted by Morant, so that the opponent got 36 points, the Nets rookies and young players played very well, and fought hard, They led the team to a 17-2 offensive climax in the final quarter, which is enough to prove their efforts and should give them more playing time, without Durant and Harden being so tired. The Nets' loss nash lineup adjustment was a big problem.
Although the Nets as a championship team, against the top four teams in the East and West, the Nets lost 7 games and 0 losses, lost 100 points in 7 games, lost 28 rebounds in this game, and rebounded 15 less than the Grizzlies in the front court.