On January 8, Beijing time, the Nets lost to the Bucks 109-121. The game lost much of its suspense in the third quarter, with the Bucks leading by 24 points at one point. With 8 minutes left in the game, Nets coach Nash withdrew the main players and announced the surrender of the weapons. In the past five games, the Nets have lost 1-4 and conceded an average of 118 points per game. Defense, once again, became the Nets' Achilles heel.
The Nets played at home, and Irving, who had just returned, had to make another truce. In the first half of the game, Alphabet Brother was once trapped by fouls, but Portis exploded in 15 minutes with 20 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks, and was on top in time. At the beginning of the third quarter, bucks alphabet brother and Middleton blasted down 23 points in the half quarter, and the Bucks pulled away the score to lay a lead of more than 20 points. Although the Nets continue to score points, they have no choice but to defend badly and cannot limit opponents' scores. In the end, the Nets could only drink at home.
According to statistics, in the past 5 games, the Nets have lost 110 points, 120 points, 118 points, 121 points and 121 points respectively, and the average score per game has reached 118 points! This season, the Hornets, the NBA's worst defensive team, averaged just 116.6 points per game this season. That is to say, in the past 5 games, the Nets' defense has fallen to the level of the league's penultimate level, and such a defensive performance is really difficult to win.
Counting this game, the Nets' record against the top four teams in the East and West this season has come to an embarrassing 0-8 loss! Strong is weak, only the attributes of the dish, so that the Nets' prospects for winning the championship this season are worrying. Because in the master duel, the attack cannot crush the opponent with one punch, and the energy of the defensive end is the key to determining the success or failure of the game. "Defending to win the championship" is still an unchanging truth.
For manager Nash, he really needs to reflect on it! But after the game, Nash also got into a fight with reporters. When the reporter asked him what spirit the Nets lacked, Nash unceremoniously asked: "You talk about it!" "Now the Nets fans' patience with Nash is almost to the limit, and if he continues to play like this, the patience of the management and the boss will also be exhausted, then he is not far from the end of class!"