The Nets will travel to Memphis on the road to challenge the Grizzlies, which is also a tough challenge for them. Fortunately, the Nets' momentum has been good recently, with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss in the past 7 games, and morale is also very high. Before the game, the team also updated the injury report, Irving can play, but the team still has 6 people will be absent.
As it is an away game, Irving can return to the team and play for the team. With Irving's return, Durant does not have to lead the team with a single core, and opponents do not dare to unscrupulously pack him. Although Irving is back, the Nets' lineup is still not very neat, there are still 6 people who will miss the game, Aldridge and Harris are absent due to injury, it will take a while; Simmons recovery is not optimistic, but Dragic also has a situation, due to knee pain, is placed in the list of high probability of absence, basically will not play in the next game. Two other missing players are rookies David Duke and Sharp, both of whom have been placed in the Development League and will not be able to play.
Looking at the Nets' lineup now, I'm a little worried that they won't be able to put together a full lineup before the playoffs start, and if Irving hadn't returned in time, there would have been no one available in the backcourt, and only Mills would be left. With Irving's return, it can also ease the pressure on the team's backcourt, and Irving's recent form is still very good, which can bring enough help to Durant.
Seth Curry, who retired from the last game, also has a new dynamic, due to a sprained left ankle to play doubts, 50% of the possibility of playing. Curry Jr. joined the Nets from the 76ers and quickly adapted to the team system, bringing outside firepower to the team and a high ability to grasp it. Curry Jr. played in 13 games for the Nets, averaging 15.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, shooting 47.1 percent from three-point range. Whether he can play depends on how he is in before the game.
The Nets have gone to Memphis and posted boarding photos for Durant and Clarkston, both of whom are serious.
The Nets currently have a record of 38 wins and 34 losses, ranking eighth in the East, four wins away from the sixth Cavaliers, and still have a chance to reach the playoffs directly. But then the Nets' chances to make mistakes are basically gone, in addition to seizing the opportunity themselves, they have to count on the teams in front of them to lose one after another.