On January 6, Beijing time, the Nets played away to the Pacers, and the Nets' core backcourt Kyrie Irving finally ushered in the debut for the Nets this season. Nets coach Steve Nash also revealed in an interview about Irving's playing time:
"Steve Nash said he wouldn't let Irving play 38 minutes, but the team would give him enough playing time and Nash didn't say if Irving would start.
Since Irving had been absent for a long time before this, but considering that Irving had been given enough rest time, it was still very worth looking forward to that he might have enough playing time on the field.
On the other hand, The Nets insider Ramarcus Aldridge admitted in an interview that despite his return to the game, he still suffers from the symptoms of the new coronavirus:
"Aldridge experienced symptoms such as headaches, body aches and fatigue after contracting COVID-19. He's now healed, but he also added: "You don't feel completely back to normal, so I'm still trying to get my body back to normal." ”
Although Aldridge did not return to 100% of his form after contracting the new crown, this does not seem to have a particularly large impact on Aldridge's playing time and performance.
Finally, chris Brussard said of the significance of Irving's comeback for the Nets:
'It does increase the Nets' chances of winning the title, and they look like they have a good moment, but when you do that in depth, they don't look like a team with championship prowess or even out of the Eastern Conference.
Brussard believes that Playing Irving only for the Nets in away games will not improve the Nets' chances of hitting the championship.