Lacking the Nets of the big three Durant + Harden + Irving, the home side of the Nuggets, once took a 12-point lead, but unfortunately they failed to resist in the third quarter, and finally regretted losing the game, suffering 3 consecutive losses. After losing the game, the Nets also sent 3 news, has fallen out of the top three in the East, the famous record revealed harden loyalty to the team, head coach Nash updated Durant's injury.
Facing the Nuggets, the pre-game team officially determined that Harden could not play, the big three would all be absent, and the result of the game seemed to have been announced in advance. Although the other players are very tenacious, the gap between the two sides is still very obvious, losing the game 118-124 and suffering three consecutive defeats. After losing the game, the Nets' record reached 29 wins and 19 losses, and they were officially overtaken by the Cavaliers and fell out of the top three in the East. And this fourth position in the East, the Nets are not very stable, the gap between the Bucks and the 76ers behind them is only half a win, and then may be reversed.
Harden's future has recently become the focus of attention, with many believing he will wear the 76ers shirt next season. However, according to Woj, "the Nets will not discuss Harden's deal with the team that calls, because Harden has repeatedly promised management and the boss that he is committed to playing for the Nets, and he wants to win the championship here." In addition, Harden has always believed that when the Big Three play together, they are unstoppable. And he didn't dislike Brooklyn, he was just a little frustrated with the current team chaos.
Durant spoke about his injuries, saying he was feeling well now and has now returned to normal life.
Durant was hit in the knee by teammate Brown and subsequently diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament and will miss 4-6 weeks. In addition, chris Haynes revealed in the live broadcast that basketball star Durant will not play in the All-Star Game, but head coach Nash gave a different result this time.
Nash said in an interview: "We will re-evaluate KD's knee next week, and as for whether he can play the All-Star, we will 'wait and see'." Durant has been ranked first in the East in the previous All-Star vote, so if he is absent this time, he will not be an All-Star for 3 consecutive years.