Nash: I don't want to put too much pressure on Irving Harden: I have to get better

Durant's injury time coincided with the Nets' longest road trip of the season, with the Nets having 11 away games in the last 14 games, which means Kerry Irving can play in these 11 games, at least that, makes the Nets feel relieved up and down. But in the eyes of Nets coach Nash, he doesn't want to burden Irving.

"Yeah, there's a lot of away games that's definitely helpful for us, and the All-Star Weekend is also during this period, which helps just as much," Nash said, but added he didn't want to put too much of a burden on Irving. "I want Kerry to have room to cut back to his rhythm instead of saying, 'Now that Kevin is gone, you have to take over the game and lead the league in terms of scoring.'"

"I hope he's getting back to his form without the extra burden, he's not playing in six months, there's no rhythm, training is difficult, and now back in the NBA, we have to give him space to find his own rhythm and not make him feel overburdened or stressed."

Since being released from the nets, Irving has played in four games, averaging 20 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, shooting 47.9 percent from the field. Irving admits he's still looking for rhythm and says he can't replace Durant, and no one else can. "We have to be ready to adjust at any time, you can never replace Kevin. This is not possible. So we can only face reality now and move on on this road trip. Owen said. We know that on a particular night, James and I each get 30 points.

"But we're looking forward to seeing a lot of people playing a role on the offensive end. Defensively, we have to communicate well because we don't have players like Kevin who can correct some mistakes on the defensive end. Now we have to monitor each other and help each other. I'm still looking for form, so I can only play one game at a time. ”

Harden said: "I know I have to get better as an individual, offensively and defensively, you know, there's a lot of misfortune, so I have to get better. Now, we have a great opportunity, a great opportunity, and that's what we saw from this road trip. After this away trip, we had two home games and then we went back to the road and it was a great opportunity for us (as a team) to come together and win some wins. ”