Heart-wrenching! The Nets ranked 8th in the East, facing the 7th in the East Raptors, actually lost 36 points, it is really a game without suspense, the Nets pseudo-main force playing garbage time, not as good as a group of substitutes on the other side, obviously the Nets want to become the championship team this season is too difficult, but the Nets really have no chance of winning? Sorry, Nets player Johnson isn't joking, he made it clear in the interview that the Big Three (Durant, Irving and Simmons) have a better chance of returning than anyone else.
In the past 17 games, the Nets have lost 14 games, bad 3 wins and 14 losses, so that the Nets coaching staff is very stressful, but also led by the Raptors 2 wins difference, now it does not seem to be a big gap, but you need to take into account one point, now is the sprint stage of the regular season, the intensity of competition is higher, many teams with good records in front of them are likely to lose in this sprint stage.
Of course, Johnson is a Nets tough guy, and he certainly has confidence in his team, and the Nets' current problem is that the Big Three haven't returned, and they haven't even played together. Assuming that Durant, Irving and Simmons are on the floor at the same time, the Nets meet any opponent, the odds will be very large, but there are still many factors in the victory or defeat of the game, the odds are very large does not mean that they will be able to win the opponent, the paper strength of the starting lineup, Johnson is indeed not laughing, but the Nets' biggest problem now is that there are only 20 games left in the regular season.
The nets currently have a record of 32 wins and 30 losses, a winning percentage of 51.6%, ranking 8th in the East, the Nets have played 62 games, only 20 regular season games remaining, and when will the giants such as Durant return and can play at the same time, what is the chemistry? These questions need to be solved, so how many of the remaining 20 regular season games can the Nets win? The Big Three can't come back, even if the Nets theoretically have a good chance of winning, but there is not much time left for the Nets.
Playing the playoffs is not too difficult a challenge for the Nets, the problem is that there is no more running-in, and when it comes to the intensity of the playoffs, I'm afraid it will be Durant who is done, Irving to play, oh yes, can Irving really play the home game in the playoffs? These problems are actually the key to the Nets' current poor record.
No one will deny that the Nets that the Big Three play at the same time lack a chance of winning, what the Nets lack now is that they can't play at the same time, and the remaining 20 regular season games, the Nets face great challenges, many powerful veterans have also encountered physical difficulties, such as Mills in the past few games are very sluggish, the Nets in the past few games, is indeed waiting hard for the return of the giants, and now the Nets do have the opportunity to get the Eastern Playoffs tickets, but the Nets want to win the championship, It's useless to have a better chance than anyone else, because the Bucks, Heat and Bulls and other Eastern powerhouses have all gone through a whole season.