112-113！ The Nets lost 112-113 to the Wizards on the road, swallowing a 10-game losing streak. This is the first game of the Nets after Harden was traded, Irving ushered in a comeback on the road, but despite his explosive cut of 31+5+6 data, and facing the season reimbursement of the current star Bill, the team is almost ready to rebuild the Wizards, but still failed to help the team usher in a long-lost victory.
The Nets played very anxiously with the Wizards who lacked stars after the opening, leading by 4 points at 59-55 after halftime, but the third quarter suddenly changed, the Wizards blasted a wave of 31-19 offensive attacks to directly reverse the situation, and the Nets stubbornly chased points in the fourth quarter, but in the end they failed.
Prior to this campaign, the Wizards were 11th in the East with 23 wins and 29 losses, while the Nets were 8th, and after losing this game, the team was only two wins ahead of the ninth-place Hornets.
In the past few games, Irving's performance has not been satisfactory, playing the Kings only 14 points and 1 assist on 5-of-15 shooting, playing the Jazz only 15 points and 6 assists on 6-of-20 shooting, and playing the Nuggets, although he has 27 points and 11 assists, but the shooting rate of 10 of 26 is very inefficient. In an extremely difficult situation, the Nets finally chose to send Harden away, the back cooker, so that the Nets returned to a relatively stable environment.
Nash said before the game: "The trade deadline is over, it's positive for everyone, so there's no more hanging over everyone's head", it is true that players can focus more on the game, but the stability after the Nets trade has not allowed them to taste the taste of winning.
Eurowen single-core team ushered in an outbreak, 9 of 22 shots, 8 of 3 three points, 10 of 11 free throws, cut 31 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, which is a performance that is in line with his own value and strength, and Nash finally no longer has to prepare two sets of tactics in the case of Harden and not playing, he has the opportunity to play his "coaching ability" to the fullest, with his "favorite tactics" to lead the team forward.
From last season's highly anticipated season to the regrettable end, the Nets 3 Giants may be the most "short-lived" combination of the big three in the league, because they have worked together for nearly two seasons so far, only playing 16 games together, but the management finally chose to trade Harden as a "culprit" under the team's serious injury problems, Irving's part-time playing affected the stability of the lineup, and Nash's coaching ability.
Although the loss of Harden has caused the Nets to lose a lot of strength, the chips they have gained are also the best rewards they can get in the summer to face Harden's free body departure.
The Nets have formed a new big three combination of Durant, Irving and Ben Simmons, and also obtained a shooter like Cescuiri, as well as a big man who can help the team protect the frame, the team's lineup has become more complete to a certain extent, but whether it can achieve the desired results has yet to be verified, and at the same time, it is also a huge test for Nash, my rookie coach.
Nash was almost a puppet of D'Antoni last season, and this season,D.S. when the Coach left, Nash caused public outrage when he was ready to show his skills, and his coaching ability was much complained about, whether it was a single giant or a double giant, he couldn't let the Nets play last season's performance, and eventually became one of the fuses of Harden's disappointment with the team. Nash also does not have a clear tactical idea for Harden's use, he is not like D'Antoni can play Harden's strength to the extreme, but instead can not find a balance between Harden's offense and possession.
Now that Harden is gone, Nash no longer has to struggle with Harden's use, but whether the Nets can meet expectations and whether they will be taken into the abyss again, perhaps there is not much time left for Nash. Whether you can use the second half of the season without Harden to justify yourself will obviously determine the fate of staying with the Nets, or even staying in the NBA!