The Nets have lost again, such news must be common to all fans, plus today's game, the Nets in the last seven games, lost five of them, the team record to 25 wins and 14 losses, ranking second in the East, and the third place Miami Heat only 0.5 wins away. Such a Net, do you dare to say that you want to win the championship this season?
In terms of paper strength, the Nets may be the strongest in the NBA, if not, then it is estimated that only the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors can fight with the Nets on paper strength. However, the league is not looking at paper strength, even if the Nets have Irving, Durant, Harden and other powerful players such as Ade, Mills, griffin, in today's game actually lost to the Blazers without Lillard, McCollum, Powell in the game.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Blazers are likely to have been on the verge of rotting back and forth this season, and after winning the Nets, the team's record has reached 16 wins and 24 losses, ranking tenth in the West with a 40% win rate, which means that the team is likely to pass the playoffs this season, but the Nets are losing to such a team.
Nets' last seven game results: The Nets lost 102-110 to the 76ers on December 31 last year; the Nets lost 116-120 to the Clippers on Jan. 2; the Nets lost 104-118 to the Grizzlies on Jan. 4; the Nets lost 129-121 to the Pacers on Jan. 6; the Nets lost 109-121 to the Bucks on Jan. 8; the Nets lost 121-119 to the Spurs on Jan. 10; and the Nets lost 108-114 to the Blazers on Jan. 11. The two games the Nets won during this period were the Big Three's victory over the Remaining Pacers and the 1.4-second on-the-go game against the Spurs by Cam Thomas.
Coach Nash replied: "We suddenly lost the momentum we had before, the team regressed, we struggled, and tonight was the same. "Now the Nets really seem to have become only the big three at the same time to win, the Nets without Harden look terrible offensively, the Nets without Durant seem to have difficulty even scoring, the Nets not only have problems on the offensive end, but also have loopholes on the defensive end, which also causes the Nets to lose again and again.
In the NBA, judging a team's good or bad often uses the word chemistry, if a team's chemistry is very good, then their performance must not be bad, and otherwise the team with poor chemistry will not be good to see where to go. The Nets are like this, most of the veterans in their lineup have passed their peak, and how much oil in their tanks is really not clear, so the Nets need to measure the veteran's playing time and the reasonable combination of the team lineup.
If the Nets want to succeed against other top teams in the league, they will have to improve their roster depth. The Nets need to note that their lineup depth is so poor that they can't beat other top teams in series games. Except for the seven players such as Durant, Harden and Mills, the rest of the players have a hard time gaining Nash's trust.
The Nets really need to reflect on it, from management to players, they should all plan for the rest of the season, otherwise they are likely to return empty-handed as last season.