Irving won, New York revised the epidemic prevention policy, he can play in the home game, during the part-time period, he cut down 40 + 50 + and 60+ respectively, plus healthy Durant, many fans think that even if Simmons can not return this season, the "711" combination will also lead the Nets to compete for the championship, after all, last year's playoffs, in the absence of Harden, the two forced the championship Bucks to a 0-2 desperate situation, and even if it is not Irving's injury, the third game is likely to win, So can the two really do it all over again this season?
After Irving can play at home, the Nets respectively against the Hornets and Pistons, against the Hornets is the most critical game of the season, related to the fate of the Nets playoffs, but the whole game Irving only got 16 points, 22 shots only 6, shooting 27.3%, three points is 9 shots 1, the final team lost to the opponent, the second game against the Eastern Fish Belly Pistons, Irving did not find the best state, although he got 22 points, but 18 shots 7, shooting only 38.9%, Some fans joke that the home basket does not know Irving, in fact, Irving's recent performance has exposed his biggest problem, that is: physical fitness.
Let's look at a set of statistics, Irving has played back-to-back twice this season, and these two back-to-back games, Irving averaged only 15 points per game, shooting as low as 29.7%, if this sample is relatively small, we will extend the rest time, when Irving rested less than 3 days, a total of 15 games, he averaged 23.9 points per game, shooting 44.8%, when Irving rested more than 3 days, a total of 8 games, he contributed as much as 32.9 points per game, shooting 52.2% Simply put, due to the lack of normal play this season, Irving's physical fitness can not keep up with high-intensity continuous combat, and what is more embarrassing is that Ramadan is coming, and he who cannot eat before sunset will bear a greater physical test.
The most critical thing is that Nets coach Nash is not aware of this problem at all, Irving has averaged 36.5 minutes per game this season, which is the highest value of his career, and it will not have much impact in part-time time, and now he can play in all games (except the Raptors home), Nash can not use it, Irving has played in the last 4 games, the first game to play the Grizzlies is also extremely efficient, 27 shots 15 shots hit 43 points, and then began to fall into the slump, the last 3 games only averaged 17 points and 33.3% shooting rate In addition to the heat-playing game, the other 3 games have more than 40 minutes of playing time, which seriously exceeds the normal load of the players, not to mention that Irving is not an iron man, which not only reduces his offensive efficiency, but also easily causes injury hazards.
The Nets this season is basically determined to compete for the playoff qualification through the playoffs, Durant and Irving must not have any injuries, otherwise there will be no more, even if they enter the playoffs, in the face of higher game intensity and a denser schedule, as well as Nash's use of stars, Irving is difficult to maintain the efficiency of the part-time period, so for the Nets, this season's championship is unrealistic, but next season with the return of Simmons, the Nets' lineup is still worth looking forward to, but Nash will become the biggest hidden danger of the team I wonder if the Nets will take action?