After creating a luxurious big three core lineup last season, the Nets have become a favorite for many fans to compete for the title, but in the playoffs last season, Irving and Harden's injuries have left Durant in a helpless situation, in the seven games with the Bucks, the Nets have lost early to stop their own pace of fighting for the title, but their performance also makes fans see competitiveness, as long as the Big Three can maintain a healthy state, the Nets have the strength to break the wrist with any opponent! In this regular season with the Nuggets, Durant hung up the exemption card, and Irving could not play at home because he had not been vaccinated, plus the Nets had just ended the big battle with the Lakers on the last game day, in order to protect Harden, Nash also chose to let the bearded take a break, the big three all hung up the exemption card, so that the overall strength of the Nets has declined significantly, but in the game, the role players have played unusually tenaciously, once leading the opponent by 12 points in the game. However, no superstar sat in the key moment and no one could stand up and score, which eventually led to the Nets being reversed by the Nuggets 118-124 and suffering a three-game losing streak!
The players who the Nets can give the Big Three the most help on the court this season are spurs two old Mills and Aldridge, facing the Western Conference Nuggets, both of them have entered the starting lineup and played a good personal performance, of which Mi shen Mills is still accurate outside the three-point line, 8 shots hit 4 goals, one person cut 21 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal of personal data, and Aldridge supported the team's interior line, He scored 18 points and eight rebounds during the game.
Role players who could only play supporting roles when the Big Three appeared, they also got the opportunity and time to show themselves in this game, and they all played well, in addition to the Spurs' second oldest, the Nets had four players scored in double figures, including this season's rookie Thomas, who was hot in the hand, appeared on the bench for 26.2 minutes, and hit 8 goals in 14 shots, including 4 three-pointers to cut a team-high 25 points.
As the center recognized by the Western Conference as the most capable center, Jokic was defended by the opponent's bag in the game, but still played a very efficient personal offense, hitting 8 goals in 13 shots, one person cut a quasi-triple-double data of 26 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Jokic also revitalized the overall attack of the whole team with his own strength.
The Nuggets scored in double figures throughout the game, and after Jokic played dominance on the inside line to minimize the Nets defense, teammates also got a large number of empty shots, and the Nuggets' three-point shooting rate reached 41.7% in the whole game, and Cousins, who had just joined the team, also cut down 13 points and 6 rebounds in the game.
On this game day, the top two Heat and Bulls in the East all won, and the Nets were also pulled apart by them after three consecutive losses, and the Cavaliers overtook the Bucks and Nets in the standings after Lick defended the championship, and have climbed to the third place in the East, which also makes the Eastern Conference championship battle more confusing!