On March 13, Beijing time, when the New York derby between the Nets and the Knicks is coming, the Nets officially announced the team's injury situation, and then I will take you to understand the specific situation. Official! Nets injury reports come out, Irving misses the New York derby, durant single-handedly play the Knicks!
A total of five players are currently on the Nets' injury list, with the details below:
Simmons: Back injury, unable to play
Joe Harris: Ankle injury, season reimbursement
Duke: Injured ankle and couldn't play
Aldridge: Injured right hip and unable to play
Irving: Personal reasons (not vaccinated) that prevented him from playing in the home game
Relative to Irving's situation, the remaining four players have been injured, and Joe Harris has been directly reimbursed for the season. In Irving's absence from the New York derby, Durant had to single-handedly lead the team to the Knicks.
The performances of Seth Curry and Chuang Shen will also be the focus of fans' attention, if they can provide sufficient protection for the offensive end, then they can also share some offensive pressure for Durant, and the Nets will have a better chance of winning the game.
The Nets and Knicks have been in good shape recently, with the Nets winning a 2-game winning streak after 4 straight losses, and the Knicks losing 7 straight after a 3-game winning streak, but in the last game against the Grizzlies, the Knicks were reversed by the Grizzlies, and the 3-game winning streak ended.
The upcoming New York derby has extraordinary significance for both sides, the Nets naturally want to win the game to improve the win, the Knicks also hope to win the game to improve the morale of the team, which also makes fans more looking forward to this game.
It is worth mentioning that because the NBA regular season has reached the end of the stage, the Nets have only 5 next away games left, against the Magic, Grizzlies, Heat, Hawks and Knicks. The last New York derby between the two sides was played at home to the Knicks, but Irving still couldn't play.
This means that Irving can only play 4 games (away games) for the Nets this season, and Durant has to take on more offensive responsibilities in the rest of the games, which will also consume more of Durant's physical strength to some extent, which is not a positive signal for the Nets.
However, the Nets still have good news, that is, in the 5 New York derby games since 2021, the Nets have become the last to laugh, and I believe that the past record of winning all 5 games will also give the Nets players more confidence.
As the schedule draws to a close, the Nets not only need to work hard to improve their rankings, but also pay attention to one thing, that is, to ensure the health of the players, not to repeat the mistakes of last season, and to avoid injuries to have a better chance of impacting the championship!