On January 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the East ushered in a focus battle, with the Nets sitting at home to meet the Bucks. The two teams have been in somewhat sluggish form lately, with the Nets winning just one of four games and the Bucks in a two-game losing streak. Before the game, the Nets updated the injury report, and only 2 players missed the game.
Since this is the Nets home game, Irving still does not meet new York's epidemic prevention regulations and will not be able to play in today's game. Before the start of the season, Irving was banned by the team because of this inability to play, and only recently returned, and the team accepted the reality that he could only play away games. Facing the Pacers, Irving made his season debut, played 32 minutes, shot 9-of-17, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, contributed 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and scored 10 points in the final quarter to lead the team to victory.
Another absent player is Harris, who is still suffering from an ankle injury and will continue to miss games, having missed 22 consecutive games. Wooj revealed that Joe Harris will start training on the field in the next 1-2 and is expected to make an official comeback in a few weeks. During his absence, the Nets' outside threats became smaller, with mills alone as the threat. Harris has averaged 11.3 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist per game this season, shooting 46.6 percent from three-point range.
With Irving unable to play at home, this time it will be led by Durant and Harden, who will also lead the team to attack the two consecutive wins. In the last game, Irving returned, the team ended the three-game losing streak, morale has improved, and I hope they can continue. The key to whether the Nets can win this time depends on Durant and Harden, and this time the Bucks are also old opponents, and the Nets were eliminated by the Bucks last season.
The Bucks also updated the design media, and the alphabet brother confirmed that he could play, after he was placed in the list of high-probability players. In addition, the Bucks also had a number of absences today, with Juju Holliday, Grayson Allen, Connaughton and George Hill in the health and safety agreement, while DiVinzenzo and Lopez Grande were absent due to injury.