In a recent NBA regular season game, the Nets fought the road after four quarters, and finally lost to the Cavaliers 107-114, missing two consecutive wins. The Nets duo teamed up to cut 49 points, 14 rebounds and 19 assists, but unfortunately they could not help the team win this victory, which is a pity. Although the Nets did not dominate most of the time, but at the end of the third quarter to the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Nets were good under the leadership of Irving, and once saw the hope of winning, but it was a pity that Nash's subsequent adjustments, as well as not shouting a timeout at the last moment, became the culprit of the game, and the substitution at the beginning of the final quarter caused the dissatisfaction of the Nets and team reporters.
Irving scored 14 points in the third quarter to lead the Nets to a 9-point deficit in the quarter, and finally achieved an 88-87 comeback, and at the beginning of the final quarter, the Nets continued to be in a state of state on the offensive end, and after Ade scored 2+1, the Nets led by 97-93 by 4 points. But at this point, Nash made a substitution adjustment, he replaced Irving, and at the same time put on the court harden, Edwards, Brown, Griffin and Aldridge lineup, and it was this four-unlike lineup that allowed the Cavaliers to seize the opportunity to equalize and play momentum.
Nash's intention to change Owen to go down to rest was not a problem, but his subsequent lineup was a bad team, and the two big men of Ard and Griffin not only squeezed space on the court, but their rim protection ability was hardly worth mentioning in front of the Cavaliers' interior. Brown and Edwards do not have the ability to open up offensive space, and the pulling power outside the 3-point line is almost zero, which causes the Cavaliers to only need to stare at Harden on the defensive end to cut off the Nets' offense. As it happened, the Nets then came to a standstill, while the Cavaliers seized the opportunity to score from Garland's consecutive baskets, and the defense of the two towers of Ad and Griffin on the inside was like a decoration.
Nash put up this lineup, which caused the dissatisfaction of Nets reporter Matt Brooks, who posted a spit: "Griffin, Ade and Brown are on the field at the same time, Irving is not on the court, this lineup really kills the Nets' offensive rhythm!" ”
In his opinion, Nash sent this lineup, almost self-destructive, leaving the team's attack completely deadlocked. In fact, when Nash replaces Irving, he should probably replace Mills more to help Harden share the offensive pressure, at least Mills's offensive containment is better than the other 4 people, even if he can't shoot accurately, the opponent does not dare to completely empty him. However, after being equalized by the opponent, Nash obviously also found the problem, immediately suspended and replaced with Irving and Mills, although the Nets have been in a state of chasing points since then, but not without a chance to win the game, but unfortunately, the key moment of the chase round, Nash did not call a timeout, resulting in Harden's fatal mistake to bury the game.
In the last minute, the Nets trailed by 3 points 107-110, Harden organized the attack, but he held the ball on the right side and was blocked by Markkanen, at this time Harden could only stand in place and wait for his teammates to come and receive the ball, but the other teammates all pulled to the other side, did not run in time, until Irving ran to the top of the arc against Garland's heel defense, Harden only passed the ball out, but obviously, this pass did not form a tacit understanding with Irving, and after a mistake, Garland directly cut the ball and counterattacked to the basket, pulling the score to 112-107, With only 15.8 seconds left, the race almost lost its suspense. Although the main reason for the mistake was that Harden did not pass well after stopping the ball, Nash had to bear joint responsibility for the mistake.
When Harden stopped the ball to find his teammates to respond, Nash as the head coach saw it clearly, he should have called a timeout to protect the ball, rather than waiting for Harden to make a mistake, if he could call a timeout, this mistake would not appear, the Nets can hold the ball and arrange the last offense, the game also has a chance to be dragged into overtime, or even directly reversed, but Nash did not, he watched Harden's mistakes being hit by the opponent into a counterattack. It wasn't until Garland's counterattack was complete that he called out a timeout.
Although the lack of Durant has a great impact on the Nets offense, they still have a double giant, but unfortunately, it is difficult for Nash to win in the case of only having a double giant, there is no tactic to speak of, unless the stars themselves usher in a big outbreak, otherwise, the Nets can only surrender.