Last season, the Nets formed a super big three combination led by "Harden + Durant + Irving", and with their overall strength and chemistry at that time, it did not seem too difficult to lead the team to win the championship. Especially after the disintegration of the "Five Star Warriors", no team could compete with the Nets at that time in the lineup.
However, in the second round of the playoffs last year, after Harden and Irving were injured, the Nets even fought with the Bucks under durant's leadership to grab seven battles; but in the end, the strong Bucks were better, not only winning the series, but also winning the championship trophy in the finals...
Since losing to the Bucks in the playoffs last year, it was originally thought that the Nets would be more eager for the championship and more "hateful" to the Bucks in the new season, and the two teams would definitely hit the "spark" when they met again. The NBA official of the new season is also quite "interesting", scheduling the Nets vs Bucks game on the opening day, trying to create a bigger hot spot and ratings.
But the first game of the season against the Bucks, in the absence of Irving, Harden can not find the state; even if the Nets have Durant + Harden two superstars, they failed to beat the Bucks, but lost the game 104-127.
In game 2 of the Nets vs Bucks season, Irving still couldn't get back on the court. I thought that Durant + Harden joined forces, and there was a high probability that they could defeat the Bucks to complete the "revenge"; but in the end, the Nets still lost the game 109-121, and suffered from the Bucks' season "double kill".
Single-core is stronger than dual-core: 38+5+5, Irving "single-core" led the team to narrowly defeat the Bucks
Before the start of the new season, there were actually many people who were "worried" about the Bucks - thinking that they would be beaten to no avail when they played against the "full body" Nets Big Three in the new season. But what is lamentable is that the Bucks have not yet encountered the "full body big three" in the new season, and the nets big three have not yet completed the "revenge", and have already disintegrated in advance.
Recently, due to Durant's injury and Harden being traded, the Nets only have irving's superstar to support (away from home). Originally thought that in the absence of Durant and Harden, Irving's "single core" led the team against the Bucks, who had made the Nets suffer, and would inevitably usher in a fiasco.
But what people did not expect was that even if Simmons could not play, but in the case of Irving shooting 14 of 26 in a single game, bombarding 38 points, 5 boards and 5 assists, the Nets instead narrowly beat the Bucks 126-123...
So, why did Duha lead the team to lose to the Bucks in succession, but Irving's "single core" team can win?
The first two encounters between the Nets vs Bucks in the new season, the Nets still lost to the Bucks in the case of Durant + Harden, mainly because Harden could not play a superstar performance at that time, and his personal role and efficiency were closer to last year's playoff encounters. You know, Harden + Peak Durant, who can't play his full strength, the Bucks are not afraid of them at all.
After all, in the second round of the playoffs last year, the reason why the Bucks were able to advance was that with the overall stronger strength, they defeated Harden + "Super God" Durant, who could not play their full strength.
In particular, the Second Encounter between the Nets and the Bucks, when the Nets had a huge problem on the offensive end, the overall three-point shooting rate was only 22.2%; when the Nets' overall scoring efficiency declined, what did the Already poorly defended Nets take to win the Bucks?
When Durant + Harden led the team, the Nets lost to the Bucks in succession; so why can Irving win the game when he leads the team with a "single core"? Among them, there are only the following reasons.
1. The arrival of Drummond has improved the Nets' interior defense. Before the end of this season's trade day, the Nets' weak defense inside the line has not been substantially resolved. After all, Aldridge's body has been severely degraded, and he can no longer regain his former vitality.
Griffin was constrained by physical static talent, coupled with the loss of top dynamic talent due to injury, and it was unrealistic for the Nets to expect him to protect the frame. Although Clarkston has certain abilities, his body is too thin to withstand the impact of the "devil's flesh" of the alphabet brother.
Although Drummond's overall state is different, his physical static talent is still there. In the five games since joining the Nets, he can average 11.2 points, 11 boards, 2.6 assists, 1.4 breaks and 0.8 caps per game, which to some extent makes up for the Nets' weak interior line.
Especially in the recent game against the Bucks, Drummond's rim protection ability has well limited the play of the alphabet brother. Although the alphabet brother is still extremely efficient in the whole game, he can't ignore the Nets' interior defense.
2. The arrival of Seth Curry solves the problem of the Nets' lack of firepower. During the period led by Durant and Harden, when Harden attacked "pulling crotch" and Joe Harris was injured, in fact, there were not many people available on the offensive end of the Nets at that time.
But now, after trading to Get Seth Curry, the Nets have a steady scoring point like Seth Curry. In the last five games, Cescuari has averaged 19.2 points, 4.0 boards, 3.8 assists per game, 49.8% shooting and 46.5% three-point shooting. In the game against the Bucks, Seth Curry shot 6 of 11 in a single game, scoring 19 points, 3 assists, 1 break and 1 cap, and a stable and efficient offensive performance is one of the advantages that the Nets can win.
3. Owen's "plug and play" personal status. Although Simmons and Irving are currently on the same team and have the same off-court troubles, Irving is still "dedicated" compared to Simmons. Even though he was once "banned" by the Nets, he at least kept training and maintained his personal condition.
Simmons is still struggling to find a state of no return, in contrast, if Irving can not find his personal state now, he can only get a 20+5+4 data performance in a single game, rather than a performance like 38+5+5. So in fact, no matter how the rest of the Nets play, they can't win this Bucks team.
Although the Nets currently led by Irving's "single core" have won 126-123 against the Bucks, it does not mean that they are necessarily stronger than when "Duha" led the team. It can only be said that the current Nets are in better shape and the lineup is more reasonable than before. After all, in the game against the Bucks, Drummond and Seth Curry, both of them played a strange effect.
No one knows that Drummond can also "limit" the alphabet brother, Seth Curry's three-point stability, and the "part-time Irving" state is so hot. And the Nets led by "Duha" before, the Bucks are very familiar with their "routine", as early as last year's playoffs know how to beat them, especially when Harden attacked "pulling crotch"...