The NBA regular season continued, with the Nets unsurprisingly losing big to their opponents in their last six-game game against the Nuggets, and after losing the game, the Nets suffered an eight-game losing streak and slipped to seventh in the East, with a current record of 29 wins and 24 losses. After the game, the Nets and head coach Nash were once again sent to the hot search, the Nets fell to the seventh place in the East after 8 consecutive defeats, Nash officially announced Harden, and the celebrity angrily rebuked Irving.
Before the game against the Nuggets, the Nets officially announced that Harden missed the game because of a hamstring injury, the Nets were led by Irving single-core, and the Nets played well in the first half of the game, and they could hold hands with their opponents at both ends of the attack, the score alternately rose, and the Nets at the end of the half were only 1 point behind the Nuggets, and scored 75 points at halftime, which can be seen that they have no problem on the offensive end. The problem occurred in the third quarter, the Nets' offensive end suddenly lost power, the shooting rate fell frequently, the Nuggets took the opportunity to pull the score, and by the end of the third quarter, the Nets were already 19 points behind their opponents. The final quarter was always unable to narrow the score, and in the end the Nets lost the game by 20 points.
At Christmas 2021, the Nets are number one in the East, and it's hard to imagine that they have fallen to seventh in the East, and more importantly, they are currently 1.5 wins ahead of the ninth-place Hornets in the same way as a team behind them, and in the current situation of the Nets, it is difficult for them to move forward in the standings, if the Nets still maintain this situation then they will participate in the playoffs in the division to fight for playoffs. Speaking about the current situation of the team's losing streak, head coach Nash said how could we get into the playoff qualification area after the All-Star Game, and it was clear that Nash thought it would be difficult for their existing lineup to break out of the playoff qualification area.
Recent rumors about the trade with Harden have not stopped, and the most discussed thing is that the Nets will trade Simmons and Harden between philadelphia and Philadelphia. Previously Harden said in an interview that he would stay with the Nets and hoped to pursue a championship in the Nets, and in an interview Nash was also asked if the Nets would trade Harden before the trade deadline came, Nash said he would not trade Harden, I talked to Harden, he wanted to stay here for a long time. So I don't know what has changed, except for the noise from the outside. We're building a team around Harden, and we think that with Harden on the team, we have the biggest chance of winning the championship.
Owen also spoke about his views on this, saying hardened, but who knows what will happen in the future? Irving said this without knowing what he knew, and when talking about the current situation of the team, Irving bluntly said that we need to get back to health first, and then adjust the lineup for the rest of the season after the trade deadline. When it comes to playing at home, Irving remains optimistic and positive, and I'm hopeful that something will happen before or after the All-Star Game. To be honest, owen's words are clearly in the words.
Irving is also a headache for the Nets. In the following matches he could only play away. O'Neal spoke about Irving earlier, saying: "If Irving is in my team and you can't play the home game, then I don't want you to stay here, so to speak, we have a chance to win and you can't play, then you go somewhere else, that's it. Obviously, O'Neill disagrees that Irving can only play part-time for the team in away games.
The current Nets are arguably fraught with difficulties, with injuries and problems rotating, head coach Nash controversial in terms of personnel and tactics; Irving playing part-time. These are the things the Nets need to solve, and only by solving these problems will they have the opportunity to impact better results. The head coach's problem is perhaps one of the nets' biggest problems to solve, and the closing date of the trade is getting closer and closer, and it is not known how the Nets will eventually adjust.