The Nets ushered in a key game, although the opponent Hornets are not very strong, but it determines the ranking of the two teams, belongs to a top two game, and finally the Hornets defeated the Nets 119-110 to return to the eighth place in the East, the Nets fell to the ninth, in the play-off format, the concept of eighth and ninth is completely different, the eighth has a chance to rise to seventh, and the ninth has to win the tenth, seventh, and eighth losers in succession to lock up the playoffs.
The game against the Hornets is Irving's first home game of the season, the Nets in addition to a few long-term illnesses, almost ushered in the full lineup, the game is also inevitable, but the "711" combination is playing generally, Durant 24 shots 9, shooting 37.5%, Irving is 22 shots only 6, shooting 27.3%, especially in the key fourth quarter, the two total 17 shots only 5, this performance is difficult to win the game, the most critical is, This is not the first time the two have performed badly in the fourth quarter, and in the loss to the Grizzlies, the two combined 5 of 14 shots in the fourth quarter, and the 13 points of loss to their opponents in the single quarter were reversed.
You know, Durant and Irving's shooting percentages this season have reached 51.9% and 48% respectively, and the two have proved their superstardness in key moments many times, and there is only one reason for the recent consecutive play abnormalities: too tired, Nash in order to win, completely disregarding the playing time of the two, playing 40 minutes against Durant, Irving playing 44 minutes, against The Hornets Durant 42 minutes, Irving 40 minutes and 30 seconds, the fourth quarter two are playing the whole quarter, even the "Ou Immortal" who only plays one or two games a week. Can't bear this kind of high intensity, let alone Durant, who is 33 years old and returned from a serious injury, in the post-game interview Durant said that he should have gone to rest for a few minutes in the second half, and it seems that Durant, who once said that he would "die on the court", could not bear it.
The high level of playing time will not only affect Durant and Irving's ability to finish at key moments, but more importantly, both of them are often plagued by injuries, the more time they play, the greater the risk of injury, the team loses Harden a giant, Simmons can not play, Durant and Irving fell any of them, the Nets' playoffs are completely gone, last season's use of Harden is the best example of Nash, the strength of Nash in the player period is beyond doubt, However, as a coach, he is not as open as other young coaches, even more old-fashioned than some old-school coaches, and in addition to playing time, his tactics are also questioned.
The team with Durant and Irving, the offensive firepower is completely unnecessary to worry about, the two will even be a little overflowing when they are on the field at the same time, if other players are playing well, the team has the possibility of three quarters of punching, if other players are not good, it is difficult for the two exhausted to save the team every time, in order to distribute physical strength more reasonably, the team should consider staggering the playing time of the two more, after all, in the playoffs, it is still difficult to play a flower game. Leading the team separately also helps to stimulate the vitality and potential of other players.
To tell the truth, in the current state of the Nets, this season's championship is still very difficult, but when the whole team returns next season, the team lineup is really very scary, and the only weakness may be Nash, I don't know why this season is played like this, Nash has not sent out any rumors of dismissal, is the NBA also full of sophistication?