On the morning of January 8, Beijing time, the Nets sat at home, welcoming a strong opponent in the NBA regular season, and the team rushed out of the main competitors in the East, the Bucks, and the result was 109-121, losing twice in the regular season. In the last 5 games of the Nets, except for the last away game that the Pacers Trio won, the rest were all lost, and there was a feeling of inadequacy. And since the beginning of the season, there have been no victories against the top teams in the East and West, so it is difficult for the Nets to realize their dream of winning the championship.
Back at home, Irving could not play due to epidemic prevention regulations, and the Nets returned to the duo of Durant + Harden, and this time the opponent was stronger, which was the Bucks led by "Alphabet Brother" Antetokounmpo. In the opening game at the beginning of the season, the Nets lost 104-127. In the past few seasons, the Nets and Bucks have developed into the situation of old enemies, and there is no room for fire and water. Last season's playoffs, it was the Bucks who blocked the Pace of the Nets from impacting the championship, and this season, the regular season ranking battle between the two teams is still very fierce, before this game, the Nets ranked 2nd in the East with 24 wins and 12 losses, the Bucks ranked 3rd in the East with 25 wins and 15 losses, plus the Bulls, 76ers and other teams, who can finally kill from the East is really difficult to say, so the results of each game between each other are extremely important.
The Nets were suppressed by the opponent throughout the game, always in a passive state of lagging behind and chasing points, except for the fourth quarter to take advantage of the opponent's slack to chase back 6 points, the first three quarters of each quarter scored lower than the opponent, early before the start of the decider season early behind the Bucks by as many as 18 points, almost equivalent to early surrender. Kevin Durant once again ushered in the milestones, his career total score surpassed the famous Patrick Ewing, jumped to 23rd place in history, and the game also got a good stat of 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, but it did not help to fight the strong opponents with his own strength. Harden is still tepid, and the statistics of 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists are completely unable to dominate the game in such a strong dialogue. On the other hand, the Bucks, 6 people scored doubles and 3 people played 20+, "Alphabet Brother" got a game-high 31 points, very raw, a major scorer can also send 9 assists, more assists than full-time guards like Harden, really a generalist.
Counting this loss, the Nets have won only one of the last 5 games, which is very embarrassing, and the win is still the middle and lower teams in the league. In fact, since the beginning of the season, the Nets have not won at all against the top four teams in the East and West, which is an embarrassing 0-8 loss. They're 0-2 for the Bulls, 0-2 for the Bucks, 0-1 for the Grizzlies, 0-1 for the Warriors, 0-1 for the Suns, 0-1 for the Heat. The Nets can still rank second in the East, basically taking points from weak teams, and when they encounter slightly stronger teams, they will be exposed. If this continues, winning the championship this season is an empty phrase.
Text/Beiqing Sports Liu Ailin
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