On October 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Nets played at home against the Heat. The Nets were 2-2 and the Heat were two-and-1, both of which had played against the Bucks this season, but the Nets were a 23-point fiasco, while the Heat were a 42-point win. Today's game, from the perspective of the Nets, after watching it, there is one feeling: powerlessness. I think Nash and Durant feel more deeply, everyone wants to win the game, but can you hold out for 48 minutes like your opponent? The final score was 93-106, Nash was again ahead of time to replace the main force to surrender, the Nets lost at home, and the Heat ushered in two consecutive wins.
First, let's look at the data, on the Heat side, Butler 17 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, Adebayo 24 points and 9 rebounds, Tucker 15 points and 7 rebounds, Hiro 14 points and 8 rebounds, and Dedmund 14 points and 9 rebounds. On the Nets side, Durant had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Harden had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 turnovers on 4-of-12 shooting, Joe Harris had 15 points and 3 rebounds, Millsap had 7 points and 4 rebounds, and Griffin had 6 points and 4 rebounds.
What's the biggest gap between the Heat and the Nets? In my opinion, the Heat's talent is far inferior to that of the Nets. Harden, Durant this level of stars, the Nets did not, Butler has never been known for talent, his efforts to shape him now. And like Adebayor or Lowry, they do have a certain gap with the top stars, but they stand on the pitch and play with your life. For a five-to-five floorball, Butler will argue with the referee for a long time, Tucker will complain to the referee because Durant wants to create a foul, and Adebayor will continue to physically confront Harden, Durant, and Griffin within the maximum scale allowed by the referee, in short, they are like a small strong who can't die.
Why did the Heat win the Nets? There are Heat's own reasons, 62 rebounds in the whole game, 20 more than the Nets, 13 more rebounds in the frontcourt, they must fight for every ball, every round every ball to the end, which makes it difficult for the Nets to adapt to this highly oppressive rhythm. Let's start with the Nets bench. The Nets have won two games before, beating the 76ers and beating the Wizards, Mills have stepped forward, today Mills is not working, 1 of 9 in the whole game, can not blame Mills, he is not Curry Ray Allen after all, he always has a bad hand. Ade played 3-of-5 in 12 minutes, and was very efficient, and if he wanted to save the team, give him more time. Today Joe Harris still played exceptionally, although the defensive end could not be seen, but the offensive end also hit 5 three-pointers. So what's the problem? Blame Durant for not scoring 40 points to lead the team to victory?
I don't know why Harden changed like this, now Harden is a bit confusing, Harden in the middle of the second quarter to impact the basket dunk, against Hiro to blast 3+1, including assist Griffin dunk Lowry to complete 2+1, that time is the Nets play the best stage. When Harden can score, the Nets have the whole situation open, Durant also has the space to impact the basket, the counterattack is also efficient, including Joha, Brown and other people also have projection space, but I can't understand why Harden can only highlight these few minutes, can only hold on to those four or five rounds, and then disappear from the court again. The game hit the fourth quarter, and the NBA broadcast camera first cut to Harden, then to Nash, and finally to Durant, the meaning is self-evident.
This must not be Harden's normal level, but when will Harden play at a normal level? The Nets meet strong teams, if they compete defensively, they are not opponents at all, how do Griffin and Brown fight against tough guys such as Adebayo, Tucker, and Butler? Protecting rebounds in the backcourt is a luxury. If harden on the offensive end you don't stand up again, then what does the Nets rely on to win? Maybe Harden's hamstring injury has long since healed, but the psychological shadow is still there, the memory of the muscles is still stuck during the injury, dare not exert normal force, give him some time, and now the omnipotent Harden in the regular season can not be found. And nash, who chose to give up as soon as he fell behind, is still there, and I can vaguely feel why Nash will take the initiative to choose to give up, maybe he feels that such a game is also a kind of suffering.