After losing to the Heat 111-115, the Nets suffered an 11-game losing streak. After 11 consecutive losses, the Nets' record has reached 29-27, and the ranking has also slipped all the way to eighth in the East, and it is likely to continue to decline.
It is worth mentioning that even after 11 consecutive losses, the Nets still have a win rate of more than 50%, and they have become the first team in NBA history to still have a win rate of more than 50% after suffering 11 consecutive losses.
Before the 11-game losing streak, the Nets had a record of 29 wins and 16 losses, with a winning percentage of 64.4%, ranking first in the East. Although not much ahead of other Eastern European teams, it is still in the first place. Unexpectedly, the Nets directly came with a wave of 11 consecutive losses, slipping from the first place in the East to the eighth place in the East, and losing Harden before the trade deadline.
A team can still have a 50% winning percentage after suffering 11 consecutive defeats, which shows that their strength is not weak, at least in 11 consecutive defeats. But they suffered another 11 consecutive defeats, indicating that their strength is not much better. The reason why the Nets have such a big fluctuation is mainly because of the problem of the team's lineup, on the one hand, injuries, on the other hand, Irving's reasons.
The Nets suffered 11 consecutive losses, the primary reason for the decline from the first in the East to the eighth in the East is that Durant was injured, this wave of losing streaks began after Durant was injured, if Durant was there, the Nets would not suffer such a long losing streak even if they suffered a losing streak. In addition, Harden has also missed many games due to injury in the past period of time, and in the case of Durant's injury, Harden cannot play, so the Nets have no competitiveness to speak of.
Of course, in addition to Durant and Harden, Irving also has problems, and he can only play in away games. Originally, Durant and Harden suffered injuries, Irving could not play in the home game, the Big Three were all absent, and the Nets were no different from the Fish Belly team, so it was not surprising that they suffered 11 consecutive losses.
After Harden's trade is completed, the Nets are still in a bad situation, Simmons has not yet made his debut, the Nets are only led by Irving alone, and it is difficult to say when they will accept a losing streak.
In NBA history, no player has ever been able to win a championship after suffering seven consecutive losses, so it's hard to say whether the Nets can win a championship this season. However, the Nets are in a special situation, and another blockbuster transaction has been completed, as long as Durant, Irving and Simmons can play normally, the Nets still have hope of winning the championship.