101-112, the Nets wasted a 12-point lead on the road, which was reversed by the Kings. The Nets have lost six straight, and they are sixth in the East, just 1.5 wins away from the seventh Hornets in the East, and are not far from the playoff area (seventh to tenth in the division).
The schedule, which began on Jan. 18, was originally a stage in which the Nets were scheduled to score points on the results list, because until Feb. 13, the Nets had 11 away games in 14 games, and Irving, who was also fighting vaccines, could provide fire support to the team in consecutive away games, while the big three strengthened their run-in, after all, they had only played 16 games together (13 wins and 3 losses) since they joined forces, which was too few.
However, the weather is unpredictable, Durant injured his left knee before the start of this stage, and his comeback is expected to wait until the All-Star weekend, and Joe Harris is still in recovery after ankle surgery, and there are repetitions.
House leaks in the overnight rain, Ade sprained ankle truce, Harden missed two consecutive games due to hamstring and right hand strains, his hand injury was two weeks ago, fell on the floor when attacking the basket, Harden initially insisted on playing, followed by aggravation of the injury, the right hand could not move, had to be suspended to recuperate, although in the battle against the Suns, but the right hand still has obvious discomfort, but also need to continue to treat the swelling.
During the previous five consecutive defeats against the Kings, the Nets were 11th in the league in offensive efficiency, although lower than the expected value of their offensive performance, but it was not bad, but the Nets' defensive efficiency was 28th, giving up 120.6 points per 100 rounds, resulting in their net efficiency value of -7.6 per 100 rounds, and the mid-to-upper level of offense could not withstand the third-to-last defense.
The Biggest problem with the Nets this season is that offense and defense can't be coordinated, and their defensive players can't attack, while offensive players are generally defensive. If the big three can play together, attack and defense can not be both, it is not a matter, the division of labor of the big three is relatively clear, Durant is the basic plate of attack, Harden is responsible for organizing the scheduling, Irving is more flexible to use because of the attributes of plug and play indiscriminate singles, his playing time can be cut more fragmented than the other two, and he can play a role at any time.
The big three can play, there is no space problem, the three of them can provide space support to each other, the Nets can deploy personnel according to the game around the big three, you send the supporting roles that attack well and the defense is weak, that is, the attack is full, the direct firepower is crushed, you send the defense well but the offensive deviation is sent up, there is no problem with the big three pockets, and you can also strengthen the defense.
However, the gap between the ideal and reality is too large, because of subjective (Irving does not vaccinate) and objective (Durant injury) reasons, the combination of the big three has become a luxury, double core and single core have become the standard this season, at the same time, the regular season playing the auxiliary effect is very good Joha injured, which forms a very tangled circular effect, to improve the offense to use More Mills and Ade, but they are two defenses in general, the Nets in the case of the big three is not full Joeha and injury stop, the use of offensive lineup will bring loopholes in the defensive end, To plug these loopholes, we need to use more defensive players, which in turn causes trouble for the offense.
This dilemma situation, very test the use of coaches, the deployment of available cards, provide tactical support, defensive players attack is not a relative concept, does not mean that they can not get points, are playing NBA, poor can not be worse, the coach put the tactics in place, run up, pass up, not so miserable.
It's just that the tactical thing is a bit difficult for Nash. It's not that Nash has no tactics, even if he has a thin coaching resume, but an MVP-level point guard when playing, it is absolutely impossible not to understand tactics, but Nash's tactical system as a coach is to serve the configuration of the big three, playing superstar basketball, and the big three are often missing one or two, so that Nash can adapt, in terms of his coaching level, the requirements are a bit high.
The Nets met the King this time, and there may be some joy in their hearts. In terms of recent developments, the Kings are worse than the Nets, they suffered seven consecutive defeats before this game, the Crusade lost all five consecutive away games, the defensive efficiency was at the bottom during the seven consecutive defeats, and the team's top scorer Fox has not played six consecutive games against the Nets because of a foot injury.
The Kings team has an obvious weakness on the defensive end, they average 52.3 points in the box per game, the league's first point loss in the box. Nash didn't have to design any complicated tactics, direct superstar blocking as bait, "four brothers" down the dunk basket, "four brothers" got a career-high 23 points, and the Nets scored 56-40 in the penalty area to suppress the Kings.
The King's performance on the defensive end did give a New Year's gift, the Nets shot 49%, according to common sense, the Nets should establish a winning advantage early, clock out of work early, but the game did not go in that direction at all, the Nets' downwind game, played a headwind game, played by the King turned over.
The King can't defend the basket, and the Nets can't defend themselves. The Nets have to rely on contractions to protect the box, and then give a variety of three-point vacancies, if the Kings are on time, the Nets are afraid that the downwind game will not be available.
The Nets and the Kings' defenses are no one to laugh at, and the final reversal of the situation lies in the offense. Harden played a "tear-jerking" game, playing 37 minutes on 11-of-2 three-pointers and 0-of-5, scoring (4 points) without error (6).
Harden in the first half is not able to shoot, but fortunately the assist error 6:1 can still be seen, to the third quarter directly single quarter 4 mistakes, hard "assist" The King played out the feeling, the King laughed at the "big gift" sent by Nadengo.
Harden didn't say anything about this, that is, he couldn't shoot, he made many mistakes, and then the defense was soft, and the hand injury was a reason, but it was by no means the whole reason. Harden has zero free throws in this game, and he has made fewer than 5 free throws in 16 games this season, including less than 20 points in 13 games, and this game is not in double figures, and 4 points is the lowest point in a single game when he has played more than 30 minutes in his NBA career.
Harden, who has no free throws, even though he has 7 rebounds and 12 assists, but the plus-minus of the game is -21, and it is clear what role he plays on the court.
The season can't be discussed in one game, but Harden has shot less than 35% in four of his last six games.
The Nets are a giant planet, Harden can't do it, then Irving, but the "Ou Immortal" is not a god today, 5 of 15 shots. Irving faced the King's encirclement, he scored a goal very difficult, constantly challenging the difficulty of the shot.
Why didn't the Nets create better shooting opportunities for Irving? Because the Nets do not have such a tactical system, they are pure superstar mode, superstars play well to win, play badly to lose. The Nets' so-called offensive space needs to be created by superstars, rather than providing space for superstars through tactical operation, which is the biggest difference between the Nets and the Warriors.
The Warriors can reverse the Spurs with a "three-team" reversal of 17 points, and the Nets double giants lead the team to be reversed by the Kings by 12 points, where is the difference?
We can give the pot to Nash again, the Nets play like this, the coach can not blame, but Nash did not expect that the superstar will be only 4 points innings, to know the basketball game, played 37 minutes, the ball is abundant, only 4 points is not easy.
Harden and Nash formed the effect of digging holes for each other, and the Big New Year's Bo fans laughed.
The Nets have four more away games in the next five games, including against the Jazz, Nuggets and Heat, according to the State of the Nets, after this wave of schedule, it may be in the playoff area with the Lakers.
How to relieve worries, only "Du" Kang. Durant is the Nets' fig leaf, he is injured in 9 games, the Nets are 2 wins and 7 losses, Nash and Dengo still pray that Adu will recover from a knee injury as soon as possible, and there will be hope this season.