On February 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Nets lost 101-112 to the Kings, suffering 6 consecutive losses. In this game, Harden scored only 4 points on 2-of-11 shooting, and although he delivered 12 assists, he also made 6 turnovers, and these 6 mistakes occurred in the second half. When he was on the floor, the Nets also lost 21 points to their opponents, ranking the lowest in the game.
Irving, who has been a strong man before, also lost himself in the second half. He scored 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting in the game, but scored only 2 points on 1-of-7 shooting in the second half.
Compared with the slump of Harden and Irving, what is more worrying is the attitude of the two stars on the court. Harden makes people feel like they are playing in a negative game, lazy on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, while Irving is a bit like a broken jar, constantly shooting high and difficult, and does not consider whether the shot is reasonable.
In this case, even if the role players such as Mills, Clarkston and James Johnson all played well, the Nets still lost the game due to the poor performance of the core players. Such a situation is unacceptable to many Nets fans.
But after the game, Nets coach Nash was still trying to make excuses for Harden, "I think Harden looks tired, we just didn't hit those shots, there was no oil in our tank today." At the same time, Nash also said that he did not feel that the Nets would disappoint the players after losing six consecutive games.
But Nash's statement is difficult to be recognized by the outside world, because as mentioned earlier, Harden and Irving in this game are not only in poor form, but also unacceptable is their attitude on the court. Some even wonder if this is because Harden is dissatisfied with Nash's rotation and is deliberately "playing" Nash.
But Nash apparently doesn't have any problems with his platooning and the Nets' state, but that's exactly what the Nets have problems with. Harden and Irving are both top stars, so the Nets certainly can't give up on them, but maybe Boss Cai should consider whether to replace Nash, otherwise the players will make trouble, and the head coach will not be clear, such a team, even if Durant returns, how can it win the championship?