On February 5, the NBA regular season continued, and the Nets lost to the Jazz and suffered a seven-game losing streak. Harden and Durant were unable to play in this game due to injury, and Clarkston's left hamstring was also injured. The Nets have been passive in the game, the Western Conference jazz performed well at home, under the leadership of Mitchell, grasped the initiative of the game, further expanded the advantage in the second half, successfully won the victory, and gave the Nets 7 consecutive defeats. At the Nets level, Irving single-handedly led the team, and he did not resist the pressure and suffered a fiasco.
This wave of 7 consecutive losses, so that the Nets fell directly from the top of the Eastern Conference to the sixth place, because of the Raptors' win, the Nets are currently only 0.5 wins ahead of the 7th place Raptors in the Playoffs, and then if the losing streak continues, it is impossible to stop the decline, then the Nets, which are aiming at impacting the championship this season, do not rule out the possibility of participating in the playoffs.
At present, the Nets' recent situation is not good, in addition to the record and ranking, the personnel has also been rumored to have changes, including Durant, Joha, Ader long-term injury, Harden is currently rumored to be possible to go to Philadelphia to join Embiid, the Nets are also open to trade, in this case, the Big Three is likely to be disintegrated. So the team's internal and external troubles are at a significant disadvantage compared to the Heat, nets, Bulls, Philadelphia and even the Cavaliers, who are at an extreme end of the momentum, which is very obvious.
For Tsai Chongxin, such a situation is regrettable, you know that Tsai Chongxin has invested a lot of money and energy in the Nets in recent years, starting from the introduction of Irving, Durant and Jordan Jr., his goal is to win the championship. Later, harden, Ard, Mills, Griffin and others formed an enviable Nets superstar lineup, but unfortunately, the big three only stopped in the second round of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference in the first year. I thought that this season could be the best opportunity to impact the championship, but the injury, Irving's home no-play, Harden may leave the team, the record declines, and the Nets will be impacted.
Tsai Chongxin attaches great importance to the Nets, and often can be seen watching at the Barclays Center, while also working with Durant on other occasions, and has a very good relationship. Cai Chongxin's character and investment are also obvious to all. But now, if Harden really leaves, Durant is injured and Irving does not get vaccinated, Tsai Chongxin's Nets want to impact the championship this season, and their wishes may be disappointed.
Irving leads the team alone, and can only participate in away games, obviously unlike Durant, Irving has a hard time carrying the Nets' flag. At present, the Nets' record is bad, the overall morale is low, so the team wants to stop the decline, and it really needs Nash's adjustment.