On January 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a strong dialogue between the east and the west, and the Nets sat at home to face the Grizzlies. The Nets have been in poor shape lately, and after Durant returned, the team suffered two consecutive home defeats and desperately needed a win to stop the decline, and after the last loss to the Remaining Clippers, Durant criticized the team's attitude to the game. However, in today's game, the Nets are still not the side with a stronger desire to win, and finally lost to the Grizzlies 104-118 in the fourth quarter.
Although the Nets currently rank second in the East, they have never stopped questioning them this season, from head coach to star Harden, from offense to defense, the Nets have some criticisms. So far this season, the Nets have a record of 0-7 against the top four teams in the East and West! Facing the Grizzlies , known for their toughness and frontcourt rebounds ( averaging 12.8 frontcourt rebounds per game , second in the league ) , the Nets' problems were infinitely magnified, especially with head coach Nash.
During the period when the team was plagued by the epidemic and the rotation of personnel was stretched, Nash had no choice but to rotate Duke, Thomas and Sharp. The three rookies have their own characteristics, seize the opportunity, perform remarkablely, and win the recognition of the fans. It is reasonable to say that the Nets are a blessing in disguise, and the team has more choices in employment.
But after the Nets got rid of the epidemic and the personnel were relatively neat, Nash instead used the 8-man short rotation again, directly managed in the game, and handed over the tactical board to Durant and Harden, and Duke, Thomas, and Sharp lost the opportunity to play, which was incomprehensible.
Today Harden, Durant, Mills are obviously out of shape, James Johnson played a disaster-level performance, the Nets offensive and defensive ends are very slack, the box was completely exploded, lost 29 rebounds in the third quarter, let the opponent grab 20 frontcourt rebounds. Morant turned the tide in the third quarter in the Nets penalty area, giving and giving, and the Nets gave up resistance by 18 points in the single quarter. With the team's morale close to collapse, Nash still does not make targeted adjustments.
The final quarter went to 9:24 and the Nets trailed by 26 points, nash conceded defeat with a shot to empty the bench! However, what hit Nash's face was that the Nets relied on Carter, Brown, and the three rookies of Duke, Thomas and Sharp to play a 17-2 offensive climax in 3 and a half minutes, and regained the suspense of the game. The energy of these rookies on the court, the enthusiasm of both ends of the attack and defense, and the previous starter can be said to be a world of difference, forcing the Grizzlies to change back to the main force.
Although the Nets failed to reverse the success in the end, the hard work and morale of the rookies are still eye-catching, and I hope that this can open the mind to nash who is rigid in tactics!
However, in an interview after the game, Nash did not mean to reflect on himself at all. Speaking about the team's poor performance, he said: "Believe it or not, we are a defensive team and we win defensively. We can't panic and don't need to overreact, but tonight was really embarrassing. ”
The Nets lost 28 rebounds and lost 62 points in the box, but they still think the team is a defensive team and don't know where Nash's confidence comes from. In this regard, some fans joked: The Nets' 3-game losing streak is to pave the way for the return of Irving's king to complete the redemption!
According to the famous Shams reported today, Irving will make a comeback in the Nets' away game against the Pacers the day after tomorrow!