On February 5, Beijing time, the Nets lost 102-125 in the away game against the Jazz, after this game, the Nets have a 7-game losing streak in recent times, and so far this season, the Nets' record has dropped to 29 wins and 23 losses and ranked 6th in the East.
You know, some time ago, the Nets still had the best performance team in the East, and after Durant's injury, Harden was caught in trade rumors and even had to deal with some injury problems, the Nets became the most unstable team in the league. Of course, Kyrie Irving's refusal to get vaccinated and his inability to play at home is also one of the big reasons why the team is in trouble.
In the game against the Jazz, Kyrie Irving only had 15 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds on 6-of-20 shooting in 31 minutes, and even an embarrassing performance of three-pointers and -29 plus-minus on 3-of-8 shooting. Due to injury problems, Durant and Harden were unable to play in this game.
However, in this game, Cameron Thomas, who is on the bench, can have the most eye-catching performance. After the game, Thomas, who played 31 minutes on 19-of-11 shooting, had 30 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, and Thomas, who was only 20 years old and 114 days old, also became the second youngest player in the History of the Nets to score at least 30 points in a single game.
Nets officials also expressed their praise for Cameron Thomas on social media:
Considering that the Nets have exposed rumors about Harden's trade, coupled with Durant's injury and Irving's vaccine stance and other "breaking things", Cameron Thomas seems to be the player in this Nets team who can really focus on the game.
So far this season, Cameron Thomas has averaged 8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game for the Nets, and he is also a very good player in this Nets team. If the Nets can solve some of the team's problems before this year's trade deadline and start focusing on impacting the championship trophy, then Thomas is definitely the player on the Nets bench who can help the Big Three a lot.