The Brooklyn Nets, lost again. Facing the old rival Milwaukee Bucks, the Nets won and then lost, holding a 12-point lead at one point, but suffered a 17-2 offensive climax set off by Alphabet Brother in the fourth quarter, and a wave of streams was pushed down. Considering that the Nets started the season with a 1-3 record, losing may seem nothing new for them, but the signs on the court of the coach and players can't help but raise concerns about them.
In this game, Durant and Irving did not feel good, although the two combined for 60 points, but the two shot a total of 46 shots and only hit 19 of 46 shots, and only 1 of 11 from the outside, and could only watch Giannis Antetokounmpo slash a double-double with 43 points and 14 rebounds to lead the team to victory.
Considering that both teams are in a three-core configuration, and Middleton is still recovering from a wrist injury on the Bucks' side, the Nets may not have a chance to overturn the 2021 championship. However, if the performances of Adu and Irving can only be described as poor, Simmons' play can only be summed up in one word.
Simmons collected three singles for the third time this season, and his 4 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists report combined with his $33.93 million salary stub this season is unusually eye-catching. Among the players who played more than 100 minutes this season, the players who have not exceeded 25 in total points and rebounds, and Simmons is the only one in the entire league, which shows how bad his efficiency is. As a top-paid player, Simmons' performance has completely failed to perform as expected.
Even so, when asked by reporters about Simmons in the post-game interview, Irving still expressed his support for his teammates: "You asked me about him? All I can say is that he hasn't played for nearly two seasons, give him a chance, keep going, and we'll always give him positive affirmations! "It can only be said that this wave of Ou Immortal's pattern is bigger, and he has changed his style in the contract year, and he still has the temperament of a leader.
But in fact, Irving on the court can't be so calm: in a three-line fast attack, Irving took the ball and broke into the siege first. The Bucks' three of Brother Alphabet, Holliday, and Hill contracted the basket, and Irving saw this and passed to Simmons who followed up with a flick of his wrist. Logically, Xidi took the opportunity to make a steady layup for two points, but he once again recreated the scene of facing Trae Young in the 2021 playoffs and did not dare to make a layup, and passed the ball back to Adu. Irving, who was waiting to receive an assist on the bottom line, screamed anxiously when he saw this scene, and spread his hands to express his bewilderment. Fortunately, Durant then hit the shot, otherwise it is difficult to imagine whether Irving's mentality would have exploded.
Therefore, although Irving performed a lot of grace and decency after the game, his subconscious physical reaction in the game was unusually honest. Simmons is a three-time All-Star who averaged 15.8 points, 8 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game, and the Nets have high hopes for him, in a sense, while Durant and Irving keep the team's lower limit, how high the team's ceiling can be depends on how high Simmons can get back to form.
Simmons wasn't the only one in trouble, as head coach Steve Nash was ejected from the game after yelling at the referee for being dissatisfied with the referee's decision – Nash also completed his first coaching career after Klay Thompson was ejected for the first time in his career a day ago. In this regard, Durant is very calm, he said: Nash was very grumpy when he was a player, he said trash talk to the referee at every turn, and he did not receive a technical offense once when he became a coach. "I still wonder where his anger went." So says Durant.
Therefore, all this is not too big a problem at present, as long as you can win, it will pass; On the contrary, if the Nets are slow to get back on track, then whether these small problems will accumulate together into quantitative changes, no one can say.