Last offseason, the Brooklyn Nets were arguably the most favored team in the East, and with Durant, Harden, Irving, and a host of playoff veterans, the Nets were definitely a big favorite for the championship. However, with Irving's obstinate behavior, Harden gradually resented the team's laissez-faire of Irving, and eventually forced the Nets to trade themselves out. After the trade, Simmons has not been able to play, even if Irving can play at home, but the Nets have fallen too far behind and can only participate in the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Nets are not the Celtics' opponents, losing two consecutive games and have come to the edge of the cliff.
In today's showdown, Durant was 4-of-17 and Irving 4-of-13, with both stars performing at the same time on the offensive end. Since entering Ramadan mode, Irving's stability has been very poor, and it seems that there is nothing unusual about abnormal performance. Durant, on the other hand, was asked to focus more on the organization, which was not what he was good at, resulting in the whole performance being unsatisfactory now. In the two games of the playoffs, the Brooks averaged just 18 assists per game, seven times less than in the regular season, and this figure is the second-to-last of the 16 playoffs (the first-to-last is the Utah Jazz). In addition, the Nets averaged 15 turnovers per game in two games, ranking fifth among playoff teams with just 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratios. After the game, many American media believed that the Nets had too many singles.
But in fact, on the one hand, this is caused by Nash's lack of coaching ability and experience, on the other hand, the Nets really lack players who can organize. Irving and Durant are both scoring players and are not good at organizing. Curry Jr. has also been a three-point shooter, not a well-organized player. Although Dragic is a point guard, his career has always been more inclined to a double guard, and the organization is not what he is good at, not to mention that Dragic is 35 years old and has limited physical fitness. Originally, when Harden was there, the responsibility of the organization was on Harden. And even if Harden works hard in the regular season, he has always been disliked by fans. Without Harden in the regular season, the impact of the lack of organizational points will not be too great. But in the playoffs, especially against top defensive teams like the Celtics, the lack of organizational players is evident.
In these two games, Nash could only let Durant try to organize, but the effect was not good. Durant's ability to shoot the ball and read is not particularly good, and he can only rely on individual singles to play. If the Nets have a player who can hold the ball, Durant can focus on scoring so that he can play his best. Faced with today's predicament, Nash has not much to do. The Nets' most suitable player to serve as an organizational point is actually Only Simmons. It is not realistic to expect Simmons to come back and save the team. On the one hand, whether Simmons can make a comeback is still unknown. On the other hand, Simmons has not practiced with the team this season, and it is not too likely to expect him to play with a group of strange teammates.
What has caused the Nets' current situation is precisely Irving's willfulness. Harden's 76ers have led the Raptors 3-0, and the promotion is imminent. According to this situation, the Nets can only stop in the first round.