Today, the Nets regrettably lost against the Timberwolves and broke out of the cold, which was the last game of the Nets' four consecutive away games, and it is a pity that Harden and Irving did not bring victory to the team. The Bulls' loss gave the Nets a chance to return to the first place in the East, but unfortunately they dropped the chain at a critical moment and failed to reverse the Timberwolves, so that the first place in the East was taken by the Heat who won today.
Looking at the Next opponent of the Nets, it can be said that it is a "super devil schedule", and then the Nets will face the Lakers and Nuggets at home consecutively, and Irving will be absent. The Nets will then embark on a five-game streak against the Warriors, Suns, Kings, Jazz and Nuggets. The Nets' next opponents are the Wizards, Heat and other teams.
It can be seen that the next Nets opponent is super strong, home to meet the Lakers and Nuggets, Harden will be a single core battle, the recent performance has been stable and excellent Irving will be absent, Harden's state is worrying. Irving can return in a 5-game game, but the opponent is the Warriors Sun and other giants, and the difficulty of the away game can be imagined.
During this period, the strength and ranking are relatively weak is the King, but to know that the Kings are not an absolute weak brigade, this season in the face of strong enemies they have a high winning rate, defeated the Lakers, Heat, Wizards, Lone Rangers, double kill Clippers, so even if the Nets want to pass, it will not be too easy.
The Nets currently have many problems, the first of which is that Durant is injured and cannot play, and Irving does not play in the home game, which has a great impact on the Nets. Durant is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, but when he will return after that is unknown. Although Irving is getting better and better, he can't play at home, and he is helpless for the Nets.
The most critical is Harden's state, facing the Timberwolves today, he was 4 of 13, and hardened in the last quarter needed to chase points, and he actually did not shoot once. At the same time, when the Timberwolves focused on Harden, his performance was very sluggish, and there were not many ways to crack it. This will also make other teams in the league focus on Harden when facing the Nets, especially the next opponent is the Lakers, the opponent of the big three is very likely to fit, and the Nets side is only Harden's single core to meet, which is very difficult.
Of course, other players of the Nets also have good performances, such as Ade, Mills and Sharp, and the next test is still very big, to withstand the pressure, all players need to be able to stand up at key moments, but also look forward to their performance.