"Today is my birthday and we won the victory, and there is no better birthday present than this." After the 119-118 narrow victory over the Wizards, Nets owner Cai Chongxin expressed his inner joy without hiding, Irving shot 13 of 23 from the field, with 30 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal of the comprehensive data to support the dignity of the Nets, but they may not realize what kind of crisis is hidden behind this victory, which is likely to lead to the team in a more difficult situation in the second half of the season.
The Nets still aren't aware of the crisis? The Spurs were overdrawn
Let's take a look at the data of this game, in addition to Irving, the Nets' best performer is the veteran Aldridge who has 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 15 shots, as the only person in the 8-man rotation system with independent offensive ability, he has to stand up repeatedly and maintain the score with his best mid-range straight-arm shooting, knowing that the Nets bench has only scored 35 points in total, Ade occupies 77% of them, and he is already an "old man" who is almost 36 years old.
Another person who was overdrawn was Mills, who shot 5 three-pointers in this game, although 17 points and 5 rebounds are not particularly prominent, but on closer inspection, Mills actually played nearly 38 minutes in the whole game, the whole team is second only to Harden and Irving, the two giants, in the case of Durant can not play, his three-point shot is the most lethal weapon, the Nets in addition to him a total of 18 three-point shots only hit 3, its importance is self-evident.
In fact, the "Spurs second old" this season by Nash as an absolute main force to use is unexpected, they were all Popovich's tough players, and as we all know, Bobo has always paid the most attention to the reasonable allocation of players' playing time, taking Mills as an example, the most playing time in his career is last season, reaching 24.8 minutes, and it is almost impossible to see the phenomenon of playing time like today, after all, overdraft means that the greater the chance of injury.
In this regard, Ade also intentionally or unintentionally revealed his true thoughts after the game, "Did I play for 32 minutes? Ah this! "It seems that a player with a history of heart disease is frantically suggesting to the manager that he has spared his life.
From strong soldiers to no one available, Nash is destroying the last hope
Speaking of two helpless veterans, and back to head coach Nash, the Nets operated like a tiger in last year's offseason, bringing Nash a superstar, auxiliary expert, experienced veteran and young potential stock super lineup, management understands that Nash's weakest link is not to use "egalitarianism", he perfectly inherited D'Antoni's 7-8 rotation style of play, so when the length and depth of the lineup are available, it actually gives Nash enough support to cover up the deficiency.
However, Nash not only did not appreciate the good intentions of the management, but used the strong lineup to only the last drop of blood, and now the season is only half over, and the Nets' lineup has lost almost half, Durant's knee injury, Harris ankle injury, Clarkston tendon injury, Bembry's back injury, when it will be healed is still unknown.
The real role of the two veterans Ade and Mills is actually the playoffs, their experience with the Spurs and the efficiency of singles in a limited time are extremely valuable assets, Nash is now out in advance to directly use as a weapon in the regular season, it is a tyrannical thing, according to this model, the Nets even the last hope has been ruined, I don't know if Adu, who is deeply affected by the court, feels hopeless.
"During my departure, I saw how much of an impact we could have on the world." Irving's fighting spirit and passion are unquestionable, and hopefully in the next game, he can be so optimistic when Durant and Harden can't provide practical help.