In the NBA regular season, in a qualifying game in the East, the Nets lost 115-121 to the Hawks, losing the eighth position.
The two teams in this game still played very well, especially the core members, the Nets relied on Durant and Irving, and the Eagles maintained the advantage on the court driven by Trae Young, and made consecutive free throws in the last minute to help the team set the victory.
The Nets also suffered a series of blows before the game, With Dragic triggering a health and safety agreement, Brown missing out of illness, and Seth Curry missing due to injury, and the depth of the lineup dropped a lot. But even so, they still maintained the lead at the beginning, Durant was in excellent shape, but unfortunately he was only Irving by his side, and the other players were not in good shape, the highest score was Edwards got 9 points, and Mills did not score 0 points on 7. After losing the game, the Nets locked in the playoffs, and the only way to qualify for the playoffs was through the playoffs.
Durant played well in this game, shooting 19-of-28 from the field in 42 minutes, 8-of-10 from three-point range, 9-of-11 from the free throw line, and 55 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. The 9th single-game 50+ in the regular season of his career surpassed Bernard King (8 times) to occupy the 12th place in history; the Nets scored 50+ for the third time in his career, the second place in team history, and the first was Irving (4 times). After the game, Durant also regretted, "Losing is discouraging, I don't worry about this, I am angry about losing." I shot well today, I scored eight three-pointers, but I'd rather have a win. ”
Irving didn't feel very good this time, shooting only 12 of 32, 7 of 14 from three-point range, and had 31 points and 6 assists. In the final stage of the chase, he played iron continuously, and the team also missed the opportunity to catch up with the score. Owen is currently in Ramadan, unable to eat from 3 a.m. to 4 p.m., eating fruit on the sidelines during the game, and it seems that his fitness has been affected, which will last for a month.
Durant blasted down 55 points, Irving also scored 31 points, and the 2 people performed so crazy that they had not yet helped the team win the game. This empty cut also made them the first combination in history to bomb this data but lose.
After losing the game, the outside world called the spearhead against the head coach Nash, who still couldn't understand the platoon this time, and always wasted the good situation. After the game, he found the problem, believing that the opponent had won 49 free throws, and then said: "We have four important games left, the team needs to clear their heads, lift their spirits and start over." "If you enter the playoffs as ninth, the Nets must win twice in a row to get the eighth place in the East, and if they can't play in the playoffs, Nash's position is basically not preserved."