The Nets ranked second in the East with a win rate of nearly sixty-five percent, although the ranking is not bad, but the performance is not good, facing the strong team is basically to lose, today the Nets lost to the Blazers, this result makes the Nets fans feel disappointed, as the favorite to win the championship, they have a lot of problems, if they can not solve, the playoff journey will be more difficult.
Harden has injury problems, he and Aldridge, Harris are missing this game, the Nets sent the starting players are Duke, Durant, Irving, Clarkston and Bembry, which is why they are favored by us, the Nets have a lineup depth that other teams envy, and there is no shortage of superstars in the team.
The Trail Blazers have been very bad this season, ranking outside the top ten in the West, and the game is not well-organized, Lillard, McCollum, Powell and Nance Jr. can not play, three of them are the Blazers' starting players, can be described as a missing major general, the Blazers sent the starting players in this game are Simmons, Nurkic, McCollmore, Little and Covington.
The competition in this game is very fierce, there are a total of six equal points, the maximum point difference did not reach double digits, the game entered the fourth quarter, the Blazers led by six points, although the Nets launched a counterattack in the last quarter, Durant and Irving scored a total of eight points, but the Blazers suddenly shot outside, more offensive means, and finally held the victory.
The Five Trail Blazers starters all scored in double figures, with Simmons, McCollermo and Covington scoring twenty points, while the Nets didn't have many players to rely on, except for Durant and Irving, and the other three starters scored eleven points, which was not enough to help the team win.
The Trail Blazers beat the Nets 114-108 and the game had a six-point difference.
Durant played 41 minutes and had 28 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on 9-of-19 shooting; Irving played 39 minutes and had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-21 shooting; Thomas played 26 minutes and had 21 points and 3 rebounds on 8-of-12 shooting.
We can't always use the lineup as the reason for the Nets' loss, and today, they face the Blazers' personnel even more uneven, but they are united in their determination to win this game, and the Blazers are currently back in the top ten in the West, increasing the likelihood of entering the playoffs.
So far this season, Durant has averaged 37.4 minutes per game, ranking second in the league.
Yesterday the Nets narrowly beat the Spurs by two points, today is a back-to-back game, although there are some problems with the physical fitness of the players, and Harden can not play, but Irving can play, for the Nets is still a great help, Durant played for more than forty minutes in two consecutive games, it can be seen that Nash is eager to win, the result is backfire.
Regular season results are not important, there is no need to pursue the top position, the team that aims to win the championship should be more concerned about the health of the players, Durant is already a veteran, and has suffered serious injuries that caused season reimbursement before, so reducing his playing time is the right choice, I am worried about Durant's accidental injury.
Nash was also aware of the problem, saying after the game that he would arrange for Durant to take a break. Nash of course wants to reduce Durant's playing time, but the result of this is to lose, and in order to keep his coaching position through winning, Nash needs Durant to stay on the court.