The Clippers and Nets tangled for an entire game, but were carried away by a wave of streams in the fourth quarter.
The scary thing is that in this last wave, Durant is almost not directly involved.
He watched quietly as his teammates destroyed the Los Angeles Clippers who had come to dock in Brooklyn Harbor.
Simmons' sense of crisis
When Ben Simmons' motivation is mobilized, it's hard for the Nets not to win.
Right into the fourth quarter, we saw Ben Simmons make a positive addition.
Although the ball was eventually judged to interfere with the ball, it also shows that the Nets may not be able to attack now, but everyone must be willing to defend.
Needless to say, the boss Durant's defense is itself the leader of the most balanced offensive and defensive players among first-line stars.
Among the starters, Royce O'Neal's defense itself is very good, Claxton, Joe Harris are also players with a very good defensive attitude, and Sumner, Thomas and others need to rely on defense to get more trust and playing time from the head coach.
In this atmosphere, Ben Simmons already has a sense of crisis: he played only 14 minutes in this game.
When Nash was still around, he averaged 31.5 minutes per game and started every game.
In the three games since Nash's departure, he has averaged only 18.1 minutes per game, and he has come off the bench.
He doesn't attack well and can't enjoy the dominant position like he does in digital humans, and he can only get more playing time if he is based on defense.
He doesn't like to play inside, but now the guard doesn't have a chance for him to perform, so he can only fight the Zubacs, go to do blocking for Curry Jr., and do some of the things that blue-collar inside do inside.
Whoever plays well will play more, and whoever has a comparative advantage against the opponent will play more, rather than talking about seniority, this is the current employment principle of this Net.
As an ordinary blue-collar worker, Simmons' salary is higher, but his talent is not bad, whether he can do a good job is no longer a matter of ability, it depends on his bad attitude.
Only Curry can save Durant?
Seth Curry missed eight of the 13 games this season because of injury.
In three games to find fit, he averaged 15 minutes per game, scoring 0 points, 3 points and 1 point, respectively.
After these adjustments, he has completely regained his normal form in the last two games.
Last New York derby with the Knicks,
Curry Jr. scored 23 points in 23 minutes, including 6-of-11 three-pointers.
In this game against the Clippers, Curry Jr. scored another 22 points.
Coach Jacques Vaughan should have also found that putting him on the bench is more conducive to the continuation of the team's overall offensive firepower
His firepower on the bench is definitely at the forefront of the league, and he has a clear advantage over opponents' benches.
Stephen Curry may never be able to accompany Durant again, but Seth can.
Two curries, one of them can get the world?
The teammates all thighs, and Adu lay flat with confidence
In the final six minutes of the game, the Nets led by just three points at 91-88.
Kevin Durant, who scored 27 points throughout the game, scored his final goal of the game with a small throw with six minutes left in the game, and then completely lay flat because his teammates took over the game and he only had to pass the ball to them.
In the final minutes, in addition to Curry Jr.'s three-pointers, Claxton even played a dominant shot on both the offensive and defensive ends;
After interfering with the shot from the free throw line, he instantly went to the basket to collect the defensive rebound;
Big hat Paul George's dunk;
Finish hooking against Zubac.
The 23-year-old young center is undergoing some surprising qualitative changes.
On the other hand, the Clippers, they played without desire, and Paul George seemed to lose the courage to continue to win after being blocked.
brief summary
In the final six minutes of the game, the two sides scored 19 points for the Nets and 7 points for the Clippers.
Crashes always come so suddenly.
Although the Clippers temporarily ranked 7th in the West with a 7-6 record this season, only the Cavaliers and Spurs are the main playoff teams in their seven wins.
The rest of the opponents, the Thunder, the Lakers, the Rockets, the Kings, everyone understands.
The Clippers should miss Leonard immensely right now, but when he will return is completely unknown.
Even head coach Tyronn Lue didn't know when he was asked by the media:
When he will be back, I don't know.
When he trains, I don't know.
If he won't come to the team tomorrow, I don't know.
On the other hand, the Nets, after Nash's class, they fought successively and became better and better.
After winning this game, they have moved from bottom first in the East at the beginning of the season to 9th in the East.
If Irving remains competitive after his comeback, they will definitely be a top-4 team in the East.
Durant no longer has to fight hard to cut more than 30 points every night, but the smile on his face is growing.
The growth of the Nets' young people is not only on the right track, but also pressing the accelerator button.
Perhaps Boss Cai did not expect that the team was returning to normal in such a situation.
The Nets under Jacques Vaughn are completely different.