On January 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the East ushered in a focus showdown, with the Nets facing the Bucks at home. The defending champions have been in a shaky state lately, whether they can play a six-game winning streak or lose to the Pistons and Raptors, and the Nets are in poor shape and have given up the first place in the East after suffering a losing streak. In this game, the Bucks have been suppressing the Nets, the maximum point difference is more than 20 points, the fourth quarter is 6 minutes left, the Nets are 19 points behind, Nash saw no hope of reversing the early withdrawal of the main lineup, and finally there was no accident, the Bucks 121-109 lightly won the Nets. It is worth mentioning that although the Nets lost, Durant did not lose! He had 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and his performance was so good that even Brother Alphabet said that he was one of the best players in the world. More importantly, after this campaign, Durant's career total score reached 24841 points, and the superstar Ewing ranked 23rd in history, which is another milestone night, but it is a pity that Durant can not double the joy of the goal.
The Bucks were able to break the Nets, and Alphabet Brother was instrumental, shooting 11-of-17 from the field, cutting down a full statistic of 31 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, and he only played 26 minutes. In addition to the alphabet brother, Middleton performed well, with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Portis became a surpriser, scoring a big double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds. The Bucks bench was also brilliant, with Walla and Matthews combining to score 25 points. Compared with the alphabet brother, Harden is a bit embarrassed, he only had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the first half, and there were 2 turnovers, and he had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-15 shooting. After the game, Harden also took the initiative to take responsibility, he said that he was very disappointed in his performance in this game, and he would try to adjust his state later. Personally, I think Harden is relaxed, thinking that Irving is back, he can not fight so hard, people still have to have a sense of urgency better.
Even more disappointing than Harden was Nash, who said after the game that he didn't know the real reason for the Nets' recent slump. A manager doesn't even know what's going on with the team, let alone come up with a solution. It is worth mentioning that the first few games of the Nets suffered defeats, and fans have a lot of opinions about gangshi's lineup adjustment. Of course, the Nets will not easily change the coach, unless Nash's performance is unacceptable, but with Durant, Harden and Irving in the big three, how can the Nets enter the playoffs, so Nash does not have to worry about his own class, and a more important reason is that the Relationship between the Nets management and Nash is good. Personally, I think that the reason for the Nets' recent decline in form is not Irving's return, which is why the big boss did not agree to him playing on the road in the first place, which is very destructive to the lineup. However, Durant and Harden are not IronMan, and the Nets top management must make concessions, and neither of them can afford to be hurt.