On January 6, Beijing time, the Nets played away to the Pacers, and the Pacers lost to the Nets 121-129 at the end of the game. The Nets have recently suffered 3 consecutive losses, and now against weak teams like the Pacers, and Irving is also returning in this game, the Nets have to win the game anyway, but the Pacers obviously don't want the Nets to pass so easily, the Pacers who rely on Stephenson's outbreak in the first quarter of the game are dominant, and the Pacers also led to 19 points in the next game, but in the second half of the game, under the leadership of Irving and Durant, the Nets completed the rebound, and finally the Nets won the game without any danger.
In this game, Irving was snatched by Stephenson's explosive performance, but in the subsequent game, Irving slowly found his form, especially in the fourth quarter if Irving did not stand up to help the team, then the Nets may still be difficult to win the game, so now Irving is very important for the Nets, but because of the vaccine problem, Irving is still difficult to play at home. In an interview with the team after the game, Irving talked about the vaccine again: I think about it every day. It's not the perfect time yet, but I'm always praying that things will be resolved and that we can finally reach a consensus.
Although Irving has not yet given a clear reply, from the current point of view, Irving is a little bit of a sign of relaxation, after all, the current Irving must know his importance to the team, if Irving returns, the Nets still have a great chance of winning the championship, so it is not completely impossible for Irving to change his mind here in the face of such a situation. And when it comes to Irving's comeback, Durant said: Irving's performance is fantastic, and he is fantastic. I miss Owen, I miss his presence in the dressing room, I miss the atmosphere in the team. His performance was so wonderful that the rest of the players on the team were much more relaxed. Basketball is a game that is very happy for him to return.
It can be said that durant is now a direct showdown, he said the importance of Irving to the team, just like in this game, when Harden can not give the team too much help, Irving has become a reliable helper around Durant, so Irving is very excited about Irving's return to Durant, after all, when Irving returns, Durant and Harden can play more easily on the court. However, the reason why the Nets were able to win the game was not only the credit of Irving and Durant, but also the team's winning heroes after the game, talking about the last quarter of the rebound, Harden said: All this is due to our defense, we try our best to defend their shots, dribbles, the first quarter we played too comfortably, they shot a lot of goals. Bembry contributed a huge role, not only in this period he was involved in the game, but he stepped forward at key moments, you know, we have a lot of guys who can help the team win.
As Harden said, Bemburi is undoubtedly the hero of the Nets' victory, after all, the Nets were in a backward state before Bemburi came on, but after Bemburi came on the court, he brought more vitality to the Nets, and his offensive ability and defensive ability on the court brought enough help to the Nets, so the Nets began to slowly overtake the score. For the Nets, they played too lax in their previous games, especially Harden became the target of the opponent's attack, and when the opponent found the offensive feel, it was to open the score, fortunately, the Nets played a defensive intensity behind them, which won the game, but for the Nets they still have problems, so they can't be careless in the next game.