Nets 5 Days 4 Game Popovich All Blunt Crazy Durant is going to play back-to-back: the one who made money

On January 10, Beijing time, according to ESPN, counting today's home game against the Spurs, the Nets need to play four games in five days, and Spurs coach Popovich has bluntly said that this is a crazy thing. Basketball star Durant has said he will play tomorrow's back-to-back game because he's making money.

The Nets beat the Spurs 121-119 at home in overtime today, and they left for Portland before they could rest because they would challenge the Blazers on the road tomorrow. The game between the Nets and the Trail Blazers was originally scheduled to be held on December 24 last year, but it was postponed due to the new crown epidemic. This also led to the Nets having to play four games in five days, the other two games being on jan. 13 against the Bulls and Jan. 14 against the Thunder.

"I don't remember all the back-to-back games I've ever played, but I don't remember back-to-back games that require 6 hours of flying in 3 time zones and things like that." Nets head coach Nash said, "So it's different, but we have to look at it as an opportunity, a chance to succeed in adversity." It was a moment when we were trying to get back to ourselves and we had a tough back-to-back journey, so let's embrace it. Let's see if we can win those two games, and if we win those two games, or at least play well in both games, maybe that gives us an inspiration. ”

Before today's game, Popovich also expressed his views on the Nets' schedule. "Obviously, it's a tough process." Popovich said, "But I remember the days when we played three games in a row. So all kinds of crazy things are going on, but you can only accept it. Every team has a ridiculous situation where no one does it on purpose, but it does happen. ”

In today's game, Durant played 43 minutes, Harden played 44 minutes, and Nash said they would both play tomorrow's game. In this era of load management, why does Durant want to play tomorrow's game? His reasoning was simple. "I want to play," Durant said, "I played, and they gave the money." ”

Durant, meanwhile, saw the two away games against the Blazers and bulls as an opportunity to build chemistry with Irving. "We're definitely a better team with Irving," Durant said, "and he's definitely going to give us a boost." So I'm looking forward to this game – an away game, an opportunity for us to build chemistry. So I'm looking forward to it. ”

Irving has only been able to play some of his away games because he is still not vaccinated against COVID-19. The first game Irving played since his return was jan. 6 against the Pacers, a game he played for 32 minutes; Nash said he didn't want to add Irving's playing time too quickly, but considering that Durant and Harden had both played a long time in today's game, he might let Irving play more time in tomorrow's game.

"We'll look at the situation," Nash said, "and it's definitely possible." ”