The Nets lost, the Cavaliers lost on the road, Durant was sidelined due to injury, and Harden and Irving led the team to lose for three main reasons. First: Harden and Irving made a mistake in cooperation at the critical moment, this mistake can be said to have completely lost the opportunity to equalize, from the last moments of the game, it can be found that Harden played for too long, and when he dribbled and played the ball, he obviously felt physically weak, and Harden's left thigh was injured in the game, although there was no major obstacle, but at least some impact, Harden and Irving's two core teams did not bring victory to the Nets, which is a pity.
Second: The clichéd question, Harden's possession of the ball has become a dead ball, why doesn't Nash call a timeout? If the suspension of the game may have a slight turnaround, and the previous game, this is worth reflecting, originally 20 seconds 2 suspensions, the Nets can completely win the game, lose the game is not willing, the last few times to deal with the ball is not good.
Third: Nash-style substitution is also a debatable thing, nash reproduced the operation of the fan in the game, Irving felt hot and scored 13 points in a row, compared to Harden's long-term high-intensity game, Irving actually has a certain advantage, after all, Irving's home is not large, specializing in away games, physical strength is advantageous, and at that time, Irving felt hot, it is entirely possible to dominate the game, but Nash can not let Irving play more, such a move did cause some controversy.
Nash talked about Harden's thigh injury after the game, although he was hit, Harden was not in serious trouble, believing that Harden had nothing to get out of the predicament. Nash also mentioned that Durant returns from injury every time as good as before, even better than before, in fact, there is no problem, but now Durant is absent for 4-6 weeks due to injury, the Nets have to rely on Harden and Irving, how Nash handles matters on the field, really need more experience.
Worrying things are also out! In his column, NBA star Marc Stein analyzes Harden's future and Philadelphia's latest trading strategy for Ben Simmons. The reporter said that a growing number of league executives believe Philadelphia will not send Simmons before the trade deadline this season, and it is likely to take Harden to Philadelphia and send Simmons to Brooklyn.
Harden's current performance is actually difficult to get a maximum salary, and not renewing the contract early is inherently risky, and this voice has given philadelphia management a lot of confidence that they will now remain patient. What do you think about that?