The NBA regular season continued, and the Nets' game against the Jazz officially began. After the game started, the Jazz played very efficiently on the offensive end, and the defensive end was also very good at limiting the Nets' offense. At the end of the first quarter, the Jazz took a nine-point lead. In the second quarter, the Jazz extended their lead to 21 points. Even in the second half, the Jazz still firmly grasped the initiative on the court, while the Nets could only watch the time pass and could not do anything. In the final four quarters, the Jazz won 125-102 against the Nets.
Objectively speaking, the Jazz won this game as well-deserved. After all, the Jazz's offensive efficiency in this game is simply too high. Throughout the game, the Jazz scored six players in double figures. They are: Mitchell 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, Bogdanovic 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Conley 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Azub iqb 10 points and 11 rebounds, Pascal 16 points and 2 rebounds, whiteside 15 points and 8 rebounds. What's more worth mentioning is that the Jazz shot 56% from the field and 44% from three-point range when the 6-man scored in double figures. Conversely, the Nets shot just 41 percent from the field and 35 percent from three-point range.
Okay, after talking about the winning Jazz, let's talk about the Nets that lost. Realistically speaking, the Nets lost this game for two reasons. 1: Irving played very awkwardly. Irving played 31 minutes in the game, 6 of 20 shooting, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, and got 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 turnover, plus-minus -29. Fans who have watched the game will know how awkwardly Irving played in this game. There is no chance of an empty shot on the outside, and breaking through the inside will be immediately caught, and even in the absence of the ball, the Jazz will always have someone close to defend Irving. In a word, Irving was entangled in this game by the Jazz, and the Jazz just didn't give Owen any chance.
Second: The Nets' mentality has collapsed. I don't know if you've noticed that after some time of losing consecutive games, the Nets have not been in very good shape since the moment the game started. Defensively, we can often see the Nets' eyes defensive. Moreover, it is often possible to see the problem of untimely reinforcement. When we are backward, we do not see the competitive sportsmanship of "not abandoning, not giving up", but we see the negative emotion of "getting by and getting by". To put it bluntly, the Nets' current mentality and the mentality at the beginning of the season are completely in stark contrast, and without a positive mentality, how can the Nets win.
Say a thousand, say ten thousand, the Nets really didn't lose at all in this game. Speaking of which, I can't help but think of a topic that everyone has been talking about recently, that is, trading Harden is right? Trade harden nets may not be successful, but if harden is not traded, then the nets' state may continue to be detrimental to the nets. So, in terms of the current situation of the Nets, trading Harden may be the best choice for the Nets. Trading Harden may also be the only way out for the Nets at present.