On April 3, Beijing time, today the Nets and Hawks ushered in a head-to-head showdown, and the victory or defeat of this game also determined the fate of the eighth representative. After the opening, the two teams also played incomprehensibly, the Nets only achieved a slight lead of 2 points in the first quarter, but the second quarter net loss of 17 points, and in the second half, the Nets narrowed the score and maintained the suspense of winning and losing until the last minute.
Reluctantly, Trae Young turned on the scoring mode, first hitting two throws, then killing the game in a dry three-pointer, and the Nets lost 115-122. Durant scored a career-high 55 points in this game, shooting a very high percentage, hitting 19 of 28 shots and 9 of 11 of 10 three-pointers.
Unfortunately, the rest of the team's offensive contributions are few, of which Irving, although he has 31 points and 6 assists, is very inefficient, using 32 shots, including 5 of 18 from two-pointers, and more often the role is to rely on a very general strong solution efficiency to give Durant a breath. Marksman Mills scored 0 points on all seven shots, and thomas, a scorer on the bench, scored just five points.
In response to the team's defeat, Nash said after the game that the team played very badly and there was nothing to hide. Our whole team was disappointed by this, we couldn't make excuses for ourselves, we could only hope for better performances in the future, and the game ended a bit like the game against the Bucks, we made too many mistakes.
Speaking about Irving's slump, Nash thinks Irving is now adapting to playing every other day and has to take on a bigger workload. According to statistics, since Irving's full-time, a total of 94 of 94 games, shooting as low as 36%, it is clear that he has not adapted to the rhythm.
After losing this game, the Nets' record fell to tenth in the East, and even if the Nets won all the rest of the game and the sixth-place Bulls lost all, the Nets would need to play the playoffs. But that's not a bad thing, the Nets need more games to find form, and they can do that through the playoff playoffs.
It is also worth mentioning that Owen has now begun Ramadan, that is, the whole month of April, from 3 a.m. to 16 p.m. without eating or drinking, and can only eat after 16 o'clock. The Nets made Irving, lost Irving!