On February 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season was extremely carried out, the Brooklyn Nets back to back to the Jazz, although the other side is also a remnant, but the Nets without Durant and Harden still suffered a fiasco at 102-125, and Irving single-core led the team to perform badly, only scoring 15 points. This game is a disaster for the Nets.
The recent Nets can be described as in a whirlpool, although Irving can play away games, but the team boss Durant suffered a knee injury for a long time, Harden, Ader, Harris also missed the game because of injury problems, Griffin is in a bad state this season, in addition, the coaching ability of the team coach Nash has also been questioned. Rumors of Harden's deal with Philadelphia have intensified, and whether they can achieve their championship aspirations has become a huge variable.
Irving also played a bad game against the Jazz, tonight he played 31 minutes, 6 of 20 shooting, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 15 points, 3 boards and 6 assists, plus-minus -29 lowest in the game. So far, the Nets have suffered seven consecutive losses, and their record has reached 29-23, ranking sixth in the East, only 0.5 wins ahead of the seventh-place Raptors. It is worth mentioning that according to statistics, none of the teams that have lost 7 consecutive games in the regular season can finally win the championship.
For the Nets, they also have to face the fact that Irving is refusing to get vaccinated. After today's battle with the Jazz, Irving has played 11 games this season, while the Nets have a total of 14 away games left this season, including 2 away games against the Knicks and 1 away game against the Raptors due to new york and Toronto epidemic regulations Irving can not play. As a result, Irving has played half of the 22 games he can play this season.
This season, Irving played in 11 games for the Nets, averaging 22.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 35 minutes per game, shooting 46.4 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from three-point range. Whether it is from the data, or the role on the court, Irving is irreplaceable, but his "part-time" playing has undoubtedly hurt the team, can such a Net still win the championship?