On February 3, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, and the Nets were reversed by the Kings, so that the Kings ended their recent 7-game losing streak, while the Nets swallowed a 6-game losing streak. The Nets were in the lead in the first half, and in the second half, the advantage was gradually eroded by the Kings, and the final score was fixed at 101-112, and the Nets swallowed the defeat. Harden shot 2 of 11 in the game, 0 of 5 from three-point range, no free throws, 4 points, 8 boards and 12 assists. Irving scored 5-of-15 and scored 14 points. The Kings scored in double figures across the team and played strongly.
After eating 6 consecutive losses, the Nets encountered a huge crisis, and their ranking was also surpassed by Philadelphia, cavaliers and other teams from the previous first place in the East, falling to the sixth place in the East. The top six in the regular season can make it straight to the playoffs, the 7th-10th place needs to participate in the playoffs, the Nets are currently only 1.5 wins ahead of the 7th place Hornets, and if they continue to lose consecutively, Nash's team is likely to fall to the playoffs.
Looking at the Nets' schedule, the away games against the Jazz and Nuggets are Irving can participate, and the opponents after that include wizards, Heat, re-fight kings, Knicks and other teams, the strength of the opponents can be said to be very strong. The Likes of Durant, Ade and Joe Hardy on the Nets side have been injured, Irving can't play in the home game, and Harden's state is also fluctuating. It is indeed possible that the Nets, already in sixth place in the East, will continue to decline, which is not impossible.
At present, the nets are in a very poor state, Durant, the king of the Eastern Conference, can not play, Harden's state is indeed too poor, today is shooting 2 of 11, 4 points and 6 mistakes in the whole game. It is worth mentioning that scoring 4 points in a single game is the lowest score in a game with at least 30 minutes of Harden's career, and for the first time in history, such a performance.
At the same time, Harden's mood has changed a lot, during today's game against the Kings, Harden's pass was broken, Halliburton countered with the ball, Hield's three-point blast after Harden angrily smashed near the basket, eating a technical foul. As the core, if you are so irrational, it is conceivable that it will have a huge impact on the rest of the Nets players.
So the current Nets have encountered a huge crisis, the team has suffered 6 consecutive defeats, Harden is in a slump, encountered the Devil's schedule, and there are many injuries, the main player can not play, in this case, the Nets want to rebound, it is very difficult. Of course, the Nets also have such strength, and they are looking forward to their next performance.