On February 5, Beijing time, Irving's single-core team continued to perform in a sluggish manner, and the Nets lost to the Jazz to suffer the longest 7 consecutive losses of the season, which is also the longest losing streak during the Big Three period. But the defeat did not make Irving lose confidence, he said that it takes time to grow into a championship team, and they need to remain optimistic and will be able to turn the situation around, Irving also called for the need to maintain the team collective, but his refusal to get vaccinated was criticized by netizens.
Facing a match against the Jazz, Irving only had a crosshair of 6 of 20, including 3 of 8 from three points, 0 free throws in the game, only 15 points and 6 assists, and the plus-minus -29 was the worst in the game. It is worth mentioning that Irving only scored 14 points in 5 of 15 in his last game, and hit 24 irons in the last two games combined with 11 of 35, which is also the first time since his return this season that he has scored less than 20 points in two consecutive games.
In the first 9 games of this season's return, Irving has scored 20+ points in 8 times and 30+ performances in 3 games, which is undoubtedly extremely offensive. Only in the case of Durant's continuous injury suspension, Harden is now also plagued by injuries, plus Harden is caught in the trade rumors, so that the Nets now open Irving single-core mode.
Irving's consecutive downturns, of course, could not save the Nets, and the Nets were beaten by the Jazz with a 23-point gap. In this regard, Irving remains optimistic, saying, "It takes time to build a championship team, and time does not always have to be on our side." I don't know what kind of game this is for me, so I'm still just used to it all flowing, still in a keen place to observe. Building a championship team requires resilience and knowing that when you're tired and thinking you can get better, you can make all the excuses in the world, but you just have to move on. ”
"I can't do it alone," Owen said, "it's about the collective, I've been in this league for 11 years, I've been through ups and downs, I've been through all sorts of things, and we have to believe that whoever is in the lineup or not in the lineup has the ability to stick to a 48-minute game."
It's just that Irving's remarks have been spat upon by public opinion, especially his refusal to be vaccinated, resulting in him only playing in away games, and the Nets have 11 remaining away games this season, and his part-time player attribute is too harmful to the Nets.
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