Beijing time on February 5, NBA regular season Nets against the Jazz, this battle Durant continued to be absent due to injury, Harden did not play, because it is an away game, Irving single-core operation, the whole game Irving shot only 20 of 6, the Nets once lagged behind the Jazz by more than 30 points, and finally lost to the opponent 102-125, the Nets suffered 7 consecutive defeats.
Irving's performance as the core of the team was too poor in the whole game, shooting 6 of 20, only 15 points, plus or minus -29, Irving once again proved that when he led the team alone, it was difficult to lead a team to success. In the 10 games that Durant missed due to injury, the Nets only won 2 and lost 8, reflecting the importance of Durant and highlighting the embarrassment of Irving and Harden.
The Nets suffered a 7-game losing streak, breaking an embarrassing record, and never before in the history of the NBA has a team that suffered 7 consecutive losses in the regular season and was able to win the championship, which means that the Nets are close to closing the championship window, and the sluggish performance has completely dashed the hope of winning the championship.
The team loses, naturally need someone to take most of the responsibility, head coach Nash suffered a "thousand fingers", a large number of American netizen fans network violence Nash, attacked the Canadian, shouted Nash to leave class: "Nash is the biggest problem that the Nets currently have!" The Nets need hardening to get Simmons and Maxi to get a roster upgrade, then Use Clarkston for Pacers Turner, and the final plan is to get Nash out of class! ”
In addition to Nash, Harden became another target of the Nets' 7-game losing streak, just before this game against the Jazz, the American media revealed that the Nets will restart the exchange plan between Harden and Simmons next week, and the famous Shams revealed that Philadelphia is not willing to wait until the offseason to get Harden, and they firmly believe that the combination of Harden and Embiid can help Philadelphia win the championship. On the other hand, the Nets believe that Harden's style of play is not compatible with Durant and Irving, and they want to seek a trade to get Simmons, improve the team's defense, and make better plans for the future of the team, after all, Simmons is younger. Among the players involved in the transaction were Maxi, Cescuri and Sebel.
This means that the Nets' Big Three are likely to part ways, and since Harden was traded to the Nets by the Rockets in the middle of the 20-21 season, the duo of Durant, Irving and Harden has only played 16 games together, during which they have been unable to fit for a long time due to injuries and multiple uncontrollable factors. But the Nets' slump at this stage is real, and despite Durant's injury absence, Harden's performance as a former MVP player is unacceptable.
Can't see the hope of winning the championship on the "breakup", which is not uncommon in the NBA business field, the Nets have reached a time when they must make changes, the lack of Durant will lose consecutively, this is not the original intention of the big three teams, competitive sports to win is the last word, since the combination of the big three can not continue to win, then the breakup is a better option!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)