Last season's Eastern Conference semifinals G7, Irving was absent due to injury, Harden only had a semi-successful husband, and the Nets were only one foot away from beating the Bucks. The opening game of the new season between the two sides, thinking that it is another war of the century between Mars and Earth, turned out to be a one-sided training game: after the Bucks took the lead in the first quarter, the Nets have not been able to catch up. In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Bucks' side of Enwora came to a wave of strong counterattacks, completely pulling away the score to end the game.
The Bucks sent Tucker, Forbes, and Jeff Teague away in the offseason in favor of Ojeley, Grayson Allen, George Hill, and Hood. The Bucks have made a partial upgrade to the lineup, and the core is still last year's championship team. That is to say, the main body of the team's offensive and defensive system has not changed. Fast-breakers, basket guards, misplaced hammers and rebounds, the Bucks are still playing what they're good at. So despite the absence of Portis and Di Vincenzo, Holliday also unexpectedly retired from the half, the Bucks tactical system is still running smoothly, and the players cooperate with each other to perform their duties.
The Nets also made reinforcements in the offseason, adding Aldridge and Millsap on the inside and Mills, James Johnson, Bamburi and Jervan Carter on the outside. The Nets were thicker than the Bucks, but failed to win the game. Durant didn't have to say, single-handedly invincible played a tiger, 13 of 25 shooting, cut 32 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Harden had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and a quasi-triple-double looked good, shooting just 37.5 percent from the field, including 2-of-8 from two-point range. Harden's output efficiency is not ideal, first, it has not yet adapted to the new version of the foul rules, and second, the Bucks' focus on defense breakthroughs is blocked.
However, the basis of the Nets' loss is that they have not found the right way to play. The Nets started with Griffin and Clarks, who were not rim guards, and were forced to play around Hardu, so the inside line was naturally exploded by the Bucks' twin towers: only 2 minutes and 30 seconds after the opening, Alphabet Brother and Lopez teamed up to grab 6 rebounds in the frontcourt, while the Nets only had 5 in the whole game. Nash also actively directed the rotation against the alphabet brother, and as a result, the single defense could not be held, and the pincher could find the shooter - the alphabet brother sent 7 assists, 6 of which were fed to the three-pointer.
The offensive starter squeezed out space, but failed to play the desired performance. Outside Mills has shots, but other role players, including Harris, are hardly worth mentioning. The Nets lineup was upgraded, but they weren't familiar with each other and hadn't found the ideal rotation. On the other hand, the alphabet brother has grown up the ball skills, the basket is more fierce and can pass the ball, the outside three-point group is steady and steady, and the championship base is more fighting, and the Nets are not surprised to lose.
Next, the Nets have to polish out a rotational formation, making trade-offs between the offensive and defensive ends. Millsap and Bruce Brown had to play more and develop a reliable and stable point. Of course, Harden also has to adapt to the rules as soon as possible to find the state. But the most crucial, perhaps and most effective, is to persuade Owen to change his mind.
Irving is extremely digestible with the ball and can ignore defensive pressure to the greatest extent. When tactics come to a standstill, he can provide sustained output. And against the Bucks, such a high-end game, the key moments often have to rely on the individual ability of the star to break the game. In addition to providing fire support, Irving's return will also give the Duhas a breathing space. These two are seriously injured thirty-year-old men, and the field is full of young brothers to fight, and they can't eat. In addition, the Nets can put two superstars on the floor at any time, which can also cover up the small problems of the rotation to the greatest extent.
There is also a hidden point of interest, Irving's return can increase the cohesion of the team. When the army went to war, it was most afraid that the army would be scattered and demoralized. Irving, full of magic, must be the darling of the media: a little bit of wind and grass can make a big fuss, write some eye-catching public opinion gossip, or ask questions on the spot to create topics. Even if the Nets management can avoid the news, it will more or less interfere with the Nets, not to mention that the boss of the team is a sensitive and good "surfing little prince".
Irving was able to come back and it was the best outcome. What if I don't come back? 25 well-known basketball media people in China voted for the championship team of the new season, and the Nets were supported by 15 people. Among them, Yang Yi is a bit interesting, and he notes an additional condition - trading owen.