On April 26, with the Nets losing 112-116 at home to the Celtics, the series was eliminated 0-4, ending the first round of the playoffs. Such results are disappointing, the team is strong, with superstars like Durant and Irving, but unfortunately even the playoffs of the Eastern Conference final four are not in, and the series with the Celtics is even more difficult to win. Let's take a look back at the Nets' performance this season:
Irving Storm;
The Nets, who brought in Mills and Dragic before the start of the season, are powerful and star-studded, and are considered to be very likely to make up for the haze of last season's suspension of the second round of the playoffs and impact the first championship in team history. What I didn't expect was that Irving didn't get vaccinated, causing a huge shock, not only for himself, but also for many different voices inside the Nets. Because of his determination not to vaccinate, Irving was suspended and suspended from the team.
On January 6, the Nets reversed the Pacers, Irving made his season debut, cutting 22 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, at this time Irving could only play away games, unable to play at home. On March 28, Irving was exempt from the vaccine and contributed 16 points, two rebounds and 11 assists in his home debut.
Durant missed 27 games with injury;
Durant's injury this season has a great impact on the Nets, and the Nets have a lot to do with Durant's injury from being the first in the East in the regular season to only qualifying for the playoffs in the late playoffs. Durant has missed 27 regular season injuries this season and played only 55 games.
Harden's departure was a turning point;
Harden has always said that he wants to continue to cooperate with the Nets, but he left the team in the middle of the season, leaving the Nets, Irving is a part-time player, Durant has injuries, Harden single-core carrying the team, but the performance is still not good, harden pressure and doubts are also very loud. The superstar, who has been here for more than a year, chose to leave, he brought chips such as Curry Jr. and Ben Simmons, who has been injured and unable to play, and after leaving the Nets, the three giants disintegrated.
Seventh in the regular season with 44 wins and 38 losses;
The Regular Season Nets finished seventh with 44 wins and 38 losses, and played in the playoffs to playoffs. In the regular season, the Nets once ranked first in the East, but unfortunately because of personnel injuries and state problems, the ranking fell sharply, and at the lowest time it was once ranked tenth in the East, and even threatened to fall out of the playoffs. Fortunately, in the final stages of the regular season, Irving was no longer a part-time player, Durant also returned from injury, Drummond and Curry Jr. integrated well, and the team won seventh.
Playoffs first round;
After beating the Cavaliers in the playoffs, the Nets playoffs played the Celtics in the first round without home field advantage. G1 away, the Nets are in the lead, but were killed by Tatum's layup. G2 away, the Nets once led by 17 points, collapsed in the second half, the team regrettably suffered two consecutive losses. G3 returned home and the Nets were behind for most of the time, with Irving and Durant underperforming and the Nets trailing 3-0. In G4's final home game, the Nets lost to the Coceltics and were swept out 4-0 by their opponents.
Nash officially coached for the second year;
This is Nash's second season in charge of the Nets, and the nets' first season was the second round of the Eastern Conference in the playoffs, when Nash was surrounded by the likes of D'Antoni. Nash led the team this season, underperforming, finishing seventh in the regular season, winning in the first round of the playoffs, and sweeping the 4-0 Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, and was out of shame.
So the Nets' journey this season is all over, last season to play the playoffs in the East Top Four many people are not satisfied, did not expect this year directly stopped in the first round, and the playoffs are difficult to win, but also look forward to the next future Nets adjustment and change, the team invested a lot, but continuously missed the championship, and the results are getting worse and worse, there are indeed very problems.