The Nets have suffered five consecutive defeats, the ranking has dropped to sixth place in the East, the regular season is more than half a year old, and no team is in a state of full health, so don't use injuries as an excuse to lose. Before the Nets ranked in the top three in the East, Nash did not go to class, because the results are his talisman, but now the team's winning rate is less than sixty percent, with many superstars, the Nets' results are still so bad, Nash needs to be responsible for this, he is time to leave.
There's a long-awaited confrontation today, the Nets and Suns met, and even if they meet in the Finals, I won't be surprised. Harden and Irving started in this game, Durant still missed the game due to injury, while the Suns side of the lineup is more tidy, Ayton, who missed seven games, returned, and only a few role players could not play. Although the score difference of the game was not large, the Suns won the game by a ten-point advantage, but the Nets only led by one point at most, and most of the time they were in a backward position, so the Suns showed more strength.
In this game, Irving and Harden both scored more than twenty, Irving's shooting percentage reached fifty percent, Harden not only scored high, but also gave ten assists, and got two double-doubles again, unfortunately, the Nets only had these two players to perform well, in stark contrast to the Suns, the Suns, Booker and Bridges scored more than twenty points, and Paul got twenty plus ten, and once again got two double-doubles, Johnson, who came on as a substitute, performed very efficiently on the offensive end and scored sixteen points. Whether it's the performance of the superstars or the overall performance of the team, the Suns have to be better, and they have the ability to impact the championship.
The Suns beat the Nets 121-111 and saw a total of five tie points in the game, with the Suns leading by 14 points at most and a 10-point difference after the game. Currently, the Suns have an 11-game winning streak, ranking No. 1 in the West and the Nets in No. 6 in the East.
Nets player stats: Irving had 26 points, four rebounds and three assists on 10-of-20 shooting; Harden had 22 points, five rebounds and 10 assists on 6-of-19 shooting; Griffin had 17 points, six rebounds and two assists on 6-of-10 shooting; and Edwards had 17 points, six rebounds and two assists on 5-of-10 shooting.
Suns player stats: Booker had 35 points, six rebounds and two assists on 13-of-23 shooting; Ayton had 12 points and six rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting; Paul had 20 points, four rebounds and 14 assists on 5-of-12 shooting; bridges had 27 points, eight rebounds and four assists on 10-of-14 shooting.
Although Durant has not yet come back, Nash can still send Harden and Irving, these two players are superstars in the current year, and no one dares to underestimate their strength. Nash was interviewed by reporters after the game, saying that the Suns have a deep lineup, the attack and defense are balanced, and the players are very cooperative. Nash also praised Paul, arguing that there were no players in the team who could limit Paul's attack and that he was a master of defenders.
The Nets have lost five straight, tomorrow is still a back-to-back game, the opponent is the Kings who are mainly young players, although the Kings are also in the losing streak, but physical fitness is their advantage, so for the Nets, this game will be a tough battle, who can take the lead to end the losing streak, let's wait and see.