【Highlights】Bucks 121-109 Nets Alphabet Brother 31+7+9 Bucks Double Kill Nets
109-121, the Nets at home, facing the Bucks "kneeling", the Nets suffered a five-game home losing streak. In my mind, the first thing that came to mind was the scene in the following picture.
Could it be that the Nets could not play the high-end game without Irving?
Taking the defeat to the Bucks into account, the Nets' total record of playing the top four teams in the East and West this season is 0 wins and 8 losses, losing 14 points in 8 games, and being beaten when strong has been the norm for the Nets this season.
It is worth noting that 6 of these 8 defeats are at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the home of which Irving has not been able to play so far.
The Bucks are the defending champions, and the Nets are not ashamed to lose? The Bucks are not whole at all, Big Law is recuperating, Holliday, Connaughton, Grayson Allen, George Hill have all triggered health and safety agreements, and Budenholzer is quarantined. The Bucks are absent from the main players to the head coach in a large area, and they are really short of major generals.
The Nets are missing Joe Harris, and the "part-time European" home game can't be played, but they still have Durant and Harden, even if they can't say that they take advantage of the lineup configuration, and the Bucks are not demanding, but the result is that they are led by the Bucks all the way.
The last time the Nets played the Bucks at home was last season's Eastern Conference Semifinals, and although the ball was lost, it was a big loss, and this time it was also a loss, but it was lost.
How can it not win the bucks that are absent from the battle with many people? There is a statistic that the Nets shot 6-of-27 from three-point range and shot 22 percent from three-point range. There is a stereotype of the Nets that they are offensively talented, and this impression is not unfounded, after all, this team played a historic offensive efficiency last season.
However, last season was last season and has nothing to do with this season.
The Nets are now 11th in the league in offensive efficiency, which is certainly not bad, but it is much inferior to the firepower they have shown. The problem with the Nets is that after Harris was injured, their three-point shooting was downshipped, especially recently. In the previous four games against the Bucks, the Nets shot 28.6 percent from three-point range, the second-to-last in the league.
As far as the Nets' three-point efficiency is concerned, the Bucks are sorry for the basket that was jingled by the Nets without shrinking the defense. When the Bucks pressed the defense line into the penalty area, the Nets' attack basket became difficult, Harden was not easy to kill, coupled with the referee tightening the blow penalty scale, Dengge some suspected fouls could not get the whistle, he and the referee theory even the defense was delayed, the result was that the Nets did not attack this side, that side was counterattacked by the Bucks five to four.
Harden faced the Bucks' brass wall and hit the "head breaking blood flow", 6 of 15 shots, the efficiency value was -20. Mills continues the "series" of 8 shots, 1 of 8 in the last 3 games combined with 3 of 20.
The left arm and right arm are weak hand in hand, Durant still has to shoulder a heavy responsibility, but how many nails are played with iron, Adu scored 19 points in the first half, 29 points in the whole game, or entered the empty cutting group.
Nets lose, Nash will be criticized, but can not all blame the coach, the Nets really can not beat the Bucks, offensive shots can not score, defense can not hold, "staring at the most cute" Portis halftime 20 points and 9 rebounds, alphabet brother 27 minutes to hand over 31 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists report card, bucks "three highs" lack of Big Luo, but still easily hang the Nets.
The Nets hoarded some defensive resources in the offseason, but their defensive sappers couldn't shoot, the shooting line was generally defensive, strengthen the offense, the defense is sometimes like a joke, strengthen the defense, the offense is uncomfortable. The Nets struggle to balance offense and defense, which is why they are okay with the dish, but not strong.
The Nets need Irving, and with Irving there, the Nets can put some defensively fierce but uneven offensive players on the court, such as Bemburi playing the fourth quarter when playing the Pacers. Irving has projection attributes, singles attributes, counterattack attributes, he can pull the Nets offensive talent full of on the field, even if the defense is not top-notch, but the firepower is fierce, no one can stop it.
Irving has not yet been vaccinated, and although there are some rumors that There are loopholes in New York's epidemic prevention policy, in practice, Irving is still in a situation where he cannot play in New York without vaccination. Irving only plays on the road, which can also solve the Problem of the Nets, but the lack of the home part is still missing a lot, especially in the playoffs.
For example, the Nets and Bucks are second and third in the East, and if this ranking remains until the end of the regular season, they are likely to meet again in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and if they play seven games again, the Nets have 4 home games, and Irving plans not to play?
Irving is vaccinated, and the Nets can fully compete. If Irving doesn't play, the Nets will stumble. Fight or not, the initiative is in Irving's hands.
But, Owen's mind, who can guess it.