On March 1, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Nets played at home against the Raptors, this battle Durant, Simmons continued to be absent due to injury, Irving was because the home can not play, head coach Nash triggered a safety and health agreement, the same can not play. To this end, the Nets played in this game against the Raptors in the full main lineup.
The game fell into the rhythm of the Raptors from the beginning, only in the first quarter, the Raptors cut 42 points, a single quarter of the game net victory nets as many as 15 points, in one fell swoop to establish an advantage, half-time, the Raptors lead expanded to 23 points, basically locked the win. In this wave of attacks from the Raptors, 20-year-old rookie Scotty Barnes played a career masterpiece, scoring 24 points on 10-of-10 in the half, no one could stop it, doing whatever he wanted in the forward position, and completely broke the Nets.
Entering the second half, Barnes continued to shoot shots, achieving all the first 11 shots, scoring 26 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in total 11 shots, and performed well at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, as a rookie, Barnes's play can be said to reach the extreme. Under Barnes' leadership, the Raptors have led by 30 points before the first three quarters of the game, and the advantage is obvious, and the Nets will once again suffer a fiasco. After the first three quarters, Barnes shot 11-of-13, scoring 26 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals.
So far this season, Barnes has long been a big hit for the best rookies, ranking No. 2 on the latest ranking list, behind the Cavaliers' Mobley. So far this season, Barnes has averaged 14.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 48%, and the rookie year is an NBA starter or above, after the Raptors against the Hornets, Barnes also did 13 of 18 in a single game to cut 28 points and 5 rebounds. Barnes, 20, has the opportunity to hit the Rookie of the Season award.
It is worth mentioning that Durant and Ben Simmons, who watched from the sidelines of this game, saw that the team was behind by a large score, and their faces were very ugly, and Durant even had a sluggish and confused face. When this Nets team lacks Durant, it lacks championship competitiveness, and the Nets need a healthy Durant to return as soon as possible.
At the beginning of the season, the Nets were still considered to be the favorite to win the championship, but under the influence of multiple events, today's Nets have been devastated, Harden's traded departure, Irving's part-time status, Durant's injury, the current Nets, can successfully enter the playoffs has achieved the goal. In the future, when a healthy Durant returns, Simmons reaches the playing conditions, and Irving is relieved of his part-time status, the Nets' new big three combination also needs to be re-run, it is not so simple, this season's Nets can play in the playoffs is a success!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)