The Nets, which lacked the Big Three, did not have a miracle, lost to the Nuggets 118-124, and suffered three consecutive losses. Judging from the course of the game, it is still necessary to give the Nets applause to the missing major generals, and the game is still very good, at one point it was 12 points ahead of the Nuggets, and it did not let the opponent pull the point difference apart, and has always retained suspense.
Before the game, the Nets officially announced that Harden was absent due to a tight left hamstring, that is, the Big Three would not be able to play. Nash sent Mills, Bembry, Edwards, Johnson and Aldridge to the starting line-up. The Nuggets took a 15-4 lead at the start, but after that the Nets were all soldiers, responding to a wave of offense, and had already taken an 11-point lead after half-game. In the second half, the Nets slipped in hand, the Nuggets regained their touch, Rivers suddenly broke out to score 11 points in a row, and the third quarter had already surpassed 5 points; in the last quarter, the two sides were in a tug-of-war, the Nuggets always maintained the lead, and Jokic killed the game through free throws at key moments.
After losing this game, the Nets also had bad news, and after 3 consecutive losses, the record became 29 wins and 19 losses, and it has been overtaken by the Cavaliers behind them and fallen to the fourth position in the East. The fourth position is also not stable, only half a win ahead of the Bucks and 76ers behind them, and if they lose again, they may fall to sixth in the East. Next, the Nets will usher in a wave of 5 consecutive travels, the only good thing is that Irving can play, which is the only comfort.
There were no surprises about the outcome of the match, and the players' performance was praised. Coach Nash said in an interview after the game: "Today we were missing a couple of important players, and we just lost to the Lakers 24 hours ago, and I'm proud of the reaction the players made on the court today. "In fact, this game, like the last game, was not able to resist at the last moment, which also needs to be summed up by the head coach, and it is not possible to relax every time at a critical moment and then lose the game.
Previously, the famous Haynes revealed that Durant will not be able to play in the All-Star Game, but this time head coach Nash revealed the new progress of Durant's injury and did not seem to be sure of missing the All-Star. Nash said: "Next week we will re-evaluate KD's knee, and as for whether he can play the All-Star, we will wait and see. Durant was previously hit by teammate Brown in the knee, resulting in a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, and is still in the process of recovering.