Today, the Nets are receiving desperate news. Ben Simmons, who was expected to return in game four, will be determined to remain absent. According to ESPN, Simmons woke up feeling back ache and was unable to attend the fourth game.
After shouting for such a long comeback, it is very likely that a game will not be played, while the opposing Celtics' defensive pillar Of the penalty area, Rowe, quietly returned in the third game and helped the team win an absolute 3-0 lead in the big score, which is really a bit embarrassing. Simmons's last game in the NBA dates back to June 21, 2021 Beijing time, and it has been ten months since then.
Public opinion is once again unfavorable, and Simmons had better not go online
From Simmons's personal point of view, he obviously can't bear the situation of playing in a highly anticipated situation, because if he can't play well in the game and fail to help the Nets win, then Simmons will surely disappoint the fans, and this situation, Simmons has experienced in Philadelphia, which has become the trigger for his departure, and he definitely does not want to go through it again.
The news of Simons' absence from game four soon caused a lot of discussion, and Hall of Famer Reggie Miller bluntly said on social media that Simmons was no competitive player, and the famous Stephen A. Smith believed that this was one of the saddest situations he had ever seen in his life.
In such a situation where public opinion is not favorable to him, Simmons had better avoid using social media for the next period of time, otherwise it will be another mental torment for him.
If the Nets lose game four, Ben Simmons' appearances in the 21-22 season will be fixed at zero, and at the age of 25, he has never appeared on the court.
Simmons is not playing, and the Nets are about to be swept
In fact, the strength of both sides in this series has proved not to be the same grade, the team's overall strength, the Nets are obviously inferior to the Celtics, and the team leader's direct confrontation, Durant also lost to Tatum.
Three games of direct alignment, Tatum averaged a shot from Durant, but also the most steals from Durant's Green Army players, on the defensive end, durant limited the difficult to shoot, but also a series of mistakes, so far in the series, Durant has handed over 17 mistakes, the average number of mistakes per game is as high as 5.7, second only to Trae Young. This struggling performance is incredible even for Durant fans. On the offensive end, he can average 29.7 points and 8 assists per game, score a series of catches, after playing this series, Tatum is likely to become the strongest forward in the NBA at present, the horror is that he is only 24 years old, and people don't know where his ceiling is.
Durant Irving's combination has been questioned
As Durant's helper, Irving's situation is not much better. In the series, he averaged only 21.7 points per game, shooting 44% overall and 33.3% from three-point range, which is much less efficient than in the regular season.
Due to the poor performance in the series, the combination of Durant and Irving also encountered the biggest doubts since the formation, and Magic Johnson was even more blunt, in the 40 years that he was associated with the NBA, he had seen the best duo, and after watching the series, he wondered if Durant and Irving were really suitable.
Yesterday and today, both the Raptors and Nuggets managed to pull back a ride to avoid being swept out, and now the pressure is on the Nets' side. With Simmons' definite absence, and the Green Army's return to Lowe, they were able to play intact. In the fourth game, even if the referee intends to help, the Nets may not be able to win the next game, from the goal of winning the championship to the first round is about to be swept out, this season is obviously a season of unqualified for the Nets. In fact, if the Nets are swept, it will be the first time in Durant's career that he will be swept in the first round, as strong as Durant, or have to serve the old.