After the start of this season's NBA regular season, although the Nets were unable to play in the full main lineup because Irving refused to vaccinate, they still relied on the stable play of Durant, the god of death, and have been at the top of the Eastern Conference standings, but after Durant was injured, the team's record has fallen off a cliff, although Irving was allowed to participate in away games, but still can not stop the decline of the team, before challenging the Nuggets on the road, the Nets have suffered the longest seven consecutive losses in the league. They definitely hope to be able to end this embarrassing record as soon as possible! In this game, Durant and Harden all hung up the free card, Irving single core led the team to play, the first half can still play with the opponent is difficult to score, but in the second half of the teacher led the Nuggets to take over both ends of the game, the third quarter of the single quarter exploded a 31-16 offensive climax, and finally helped the Nuggets to win the Nets 124-104, the latter also suffered eight consecutive losses, the ranking also fell to the seventh position in the East, after the game coach Nash's fan confidence and Irving wanted Harden to stick to his promise, Many fans are helpless to say that this team has not been saved!
It is true that the Nets have suffered serious injuries in the recent past, but for a team that aspires to impact the championship this season, suffering eight consecutive defeats is not only a matter of team strength, but also that in most of the games, there will be at least one of the league's top super giants, and the lack of cohesion and integrity is a problem that cannot be ignored.
As the absolute core of the court, Irving although the whole game contributed 27 points and 11 assists, but still can not hide his over-reliance on personal offense problems, crazy shots 26 shots only hit 10 goals, compared to Jokic in terms of efficiency Irving, 15 shots 12 shots bombed 27 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, under Jokic's combing, the Nuggets have a total of seven players to score double-doubles, which is also the key to their ability to win the opponent.
Compared with the loss of the game, the statement of head coach Nash and core Irving made the Nets fans more chilled, in a post-game interview, Nash still said that the team had a chance to find a state after the All-Star Game, even if the team was in the playoff playoff area at that time, it would not panic, as the commander of the first army, there was no trace of arrogance, and it is no wonder that fans criticized Nash as a representative of the nest.
And Owen in the recent league rumors of the Harden trade, but also bluntly said that he hopes that Harden can stick to his promise and continue to stay in the Nets, this statement came out of Uncle Drew was ridiculed by the fans, he refused to vaccinate, completely disregarding the interests of the whole team, but now to ask Harden to keep his promise, the double standard is too obvious.
Judging from the performance and momentum of the Nets today, it has reached a point where it must be changed, and finding a head coach with stronger coaching ability to replace Nash is a top priority, after all, a team with no defense at all, it is difficult to go further in the playoffs, if the team is still a mess today, Harden's choice to leave may be the best choice!