In a recent NBA regular season focus battle, the Nets fought the road for four quarters, and finally lost to the Golden State Warriors 106-110, suffering three consecutive losses. The two teams played very fiercely in this game, comparable to a roller coaster, the Warriors once took a 19-point lead, but Irving and Mills teamed up to lead the team to fight back to make the suspense of the game reborn, and in the final moments of the fourth quarter, the Nets once saw the hope of turning over, but unfortunately, nash made a low-level mistake again in the last minute, making the Nets lose.
Irving single-core challenge does not fall behind
In this game, the Warriors chased the dream Green and continued to miss, but Curry, Klay and Wiggins all played, coupled with home advantage, the Warriors' strength is significantly better. In addition to Durant still recuperating from injuries on the Nets side, Harden decided to truce before the game because of an arm strain, leaving only Irving to lead the team. In the face of a familiar old opponent, Irving once again showed his super giant nature, and the splash brothers launched a confrontation without falling behind.
In fact, the Splash Brothers were not in good shape after the opening, one 6 of 1, one 7 of 1, and the two only scored 7 points in the whole first half, but Wiggins was in excellent shape, one carrying the Warriors forward. However, in the fourth quarter, Curry and Clay finally ushered in a recovery after a sluggish 3 quarters, and it was the two of them who found their form in time to avoid the Warriors being overturned, and in the last moment, Klay's 3 points + free throws helped the Warriors seal the victory.
Curry played 35 minutes, shooting 5-of-18, 3-of-10 from three-point range, 6-of-6 from the free throw line, 19 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, of which only 5 points were scored in the first three quarters, but 14 points were scored in the fourth quarter; Klay was 5-of-14, 3-of-8 from three-point range, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and 9 points in the fourth quarter. The outbreak of the Splash Brothers is "late but late", once again reflecting the value of the star.
Compared with the Splash Brothers, Irving played well in the face of strict defense throughout the game, and finally played 39 minutes, shooting 9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three points, 11 of 12 from the free throw line, and bombarded the offensive and defensive performance of 32 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. With 9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Irving faced Looney and finished by 3 points to help the Nets chase 106-107 to retain the hope of turning over, but unfortunately, a "controversial" defensive foul in the last moment allowed the Warriors to get free throws + ball rights, and finally lost the opportunity to turn over completely.
Nash made another low-level mistake and caused Irving's entire efforts to be in vain
Nash's coaching ability has nothing to argue about, and this game, the Nets can play with the Warriors on the road, it is also a loss, although the result of the loss will not be surprising, but it is regrettable that in the end, Irving's no-ball foul on Clay, Nash originally had the opportunity to apply for a challenge and change the trend of the game, but at this critical moment, Nash made another mistake, seemingly forgetting that he still had a chance to challenge the coach.
After Irving hit the 3-pointer to chase the score to 106-107, the Warriors got the ball, and when the Warriors served from the sideline, Irving chased after Klay, who suddenly fell to the ground, the referee blew a foul, thinking that Irving and Clay had physical contact that caused the latter to fall, and in fact, from the slow-motion replay, it can be seen that Irving's ball is between "foul and non-foul", his physical contact with Clay is not obvious, there is no obvious foul action, whether the referee blows or not, it seems to have a reasonable reason.
But at this time there are only 5.7 seconds left in the game, according to the rules, Irving at this time no ball foul will give the Warriors a technical penalty and a ball, so this time blow penalty is very critical, if you can change the referee's decision through playback, then the Nets will be able to regain the ball and retain the hope of a killer. However, Nash, as the Head Coach of the Nets, did not apply for a coaching challenge at this time, but called out the last timeout after Curry's technical free throws and Klay's two free throws.
Nash's wave of operations is really confusing, there is a challenge opportunity in his hand, after the foul, is it not a better choice to apply for a challenge directly? If the challenge is successful, not only will the Warriors not be able to get free throws, but the Nets will have a chance to regain the ball and complete the shootout. If the challenge is not successful, it does not matter, as a pause, the tactics of the last attack, but Nash did not!
I don't know if Nash forgot or thought it was Irving's foul, but apparently, judging by the coaching wisdom of a manager, it was definitely a low-level mistake, and it could even be considered that he gave up the last chance to struggle.
The Nets unfortunately lost to the Warriors to pick out the biggest parallel cargo on the road to the championship
Irving's comeback is in excellent shape, once again convincing the outside world that as long as the Big 3 remain healthy, the Nets will still be one of the biggest favorites to win the championship. Although Irving's reluctance to play in the home game made the Nets very passive to a certain extent, as long as Irving could play away in the playoffs, it ensured that the Nets had good opportunities. Compared with Irving, perhaps Nash is the biggest obstacle on the way to the Nets to win the championship.
As a player, Nash's ability is beyond doubt, but as a coach, Nash may still have a long way to go to become a championship manager. Judging at least from some of his tactics and rotations in coaching in the last two seasons, he is clearly the biggest parallel to this team at the moment.