On April 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Hawks played at home against the Nets. The Hawks quickly opened up the point difference in the second quarter, Durant led the team to chase to single digits in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, it was obvious that Durant and Ou Wenzi could have problems, and in the last minute, Trae Young scored 5 consecutive points to seal the victory, and finally the Hawks beat the Nets 122-115. The Nets' loss made them fall to tenth, but to be honest, the worst thing is Irving and Nash, an Ramadan opening, a stubborn opinion, in this case, how long can Durant hold out? In the final moments of the fourth quarter, Durant really couldn't run, taking advantage of the Hawks' free throw gap, sitting on the technical table, he really tried his best.
Let's start with Owen. Today Irving played 44 minutes, 12 of 32, including 7 of 14 three-pointers, playing hungry, and the efficiency is really not high. It seems that Irving's data is also OK, but the true shooting rate is less than 50%, which means that Irving can't get 1 point in 1 shot, which is very inefficient! Irving has missed three points at least three times, and it can be seen that he is playing very impatiently and desperate to help the team chase points. And Irving's height and confrontation, but also become the Eagles focus on the object, Gallinari, Hunter, including Lou Wei, many times to take advantage of the dislocation and change defense Irving height is insufficient disadvantage to create a kill, Irving is not defensive not hard, but he and Mills this set of backcourt, there is no defensive suppression at all. Mills is sluggish on the offensive end and slow on the defensive end, not to mention expecting him to protect Irving.
Before the game, Owen posted on social platforms: "Ramadan has begun, thank you for Allah. "According to Muslim regulations, during Ramadan, there is no food or drink every day from 3 a.m. to 4 p.m., and most of the NBA closing stages are afternoon or evening games, which means that Irving will have to play hungry! Since Irving can play the home game, his scoring efficiency has dropped dramatically, playing the Hornets to get 16 points, playing the Pistons with 24 points, playing the Heat with 11 points, and the true shooting rate is around 50%, and with this efficiency, he can't give Durant any help! Simply put, if you give Edwards or Thomas more than 30 shots, they can also get more than 30 points, so where is Irving's value? The most embarrassing thing is that Irving's sluggish performance during Ramadan may become the norm and continue into the first round of the playoffs.
Nash is also constantly putting problems on Durant. Today's game, Curry Jr. and Bruce Brown are suspended due to injury, Edwards is in the starting lineup, Thomas is in rotation, in fact, the Nets are now fixed 8-9 people rotation, no use at all, Durant and Irving are two thunderous points, the other 6 people, divided into two groups, this wave is not playing well, replace the next wave, the next wave does not feel, that is no way, handed over to Durant and Irving! Irving's efficiency dropped significantly, and that was only Durant left. Today Irving and Durant played in the second half, I don't know whether it is the player's personal intentions or Nash's acquiescence, if from the perspective of the head coach, any good coach in the league will not do this, this is not about winning or losing, but hurting Durant and Irving, they play like this, how long can they last? Even if the Nets make the playoffs, will Durant remain healthy?
Durant said after playing the Bucks last game that there are now more and more players putting their feet under me while defending me. Capela did the same today, and Durant stepped on Capela's foot with his right ankle, making people take a breath of cool air. No way, Durant is the kind of player who doesn't refuse, and since the team needs me, I'll score with all my might, but there are too many ways for opponents to defend you, and they can use some non-basketball moves to hurt you. In addition, Durant is also involved in confrontation and basket card slots on the defensive end, and to be honest, in addition to Johnson and Clarkston, James Johnson can help. Durant is afraid that he will not take the initiative to have reservations about himself like Harden.
Durant scored 55 points in the whole game, setting a new career high in a single game, which is also Durant's third 50+ in a single season, but now watching Durant so overdrawn himself, it is really painful. After Harden left, Durant had to do everything himself, Simmons returned to the far future, Irving's efficiency fell sharply, and he also faced the situation of Ramadan, Nash was this way of employing people, for Durant, he had no other choice, I hope he can persist to the end. No matter how far the Nets have played this season, Nash, it's time to get off the class.