After the Nets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, they went 4-1 in the last five games, and the record reached 6-7, rising to ninth in the East, and the team is gradually on the right track. In the game with the Clippers, Durant shot 10-of-16, 3-of-5 from three-pointers, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and cut down 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 assists, which is also Durant's 25+ in 13 consecutive games since the beginning of the season, surpassing Jordan in 1988-89, setting another career record.
During Irving's absence, the reason why the Nets can achieve such a record is closely related to the improvement of their defensive quality. During Nash's tenure, their defensive efficiency was 119.1, ranking last in the league, and in the last five games, their defensive efficiency was 98.6, ranking first in the league during the same period, and it was clear that the Nets fired head coach Nash and corrected Vaughan was a wise move, and the Nets made the right decision.
Previously, Irving said that the Nets do not need a head coach, and he and Durant can both be head coaches. Although it seems to be a joke, but from the perspective of the Nets' team configuration, they have Durant and Irving, two of the league's top scorers, as well as Simmons, Mills, Curry Jr., Royce O'Neal and other players, their offense naturally does not have to worry, their biggest problem is that the defense is too poor, under the coaching of the new head coach Voo, the Nets' defense has improved significantly, before the Nets had a bad record, as a head coach, Nash has an unshirkable responsibility, but from the current point of view, this pot still has to be carried by Nash after all, Maybe he's the number one cancer on the team.
In the next game, the Nets will face the Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost five consecutive games, and James is out due to injury, and the Nets are expected to win three consecutive games while giving their opponents a six-game losing streak.