On October 28, Beijing time, the Nets played at home against the Heat, and finally the Heat defeated the Nets 106-93, welcoming two consecutive wins. In this campaign, Heat stars Adebayo and Butler played bravely, scoring 41 points and 23 rebounds, which is the biggest contributor to the team's win. On the other hand, the Nets, although Durant is still in shape, scoring 25 points and 11 rebounds on 9 of 18 shots, due to Harden's continued downturn, only 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists on 4 of 12 shots, the team can only swallow the loss.
After the game, Durant said: "We've done well on the defensive end in the last few games, but on the offensive end, we wasted a lot of opportunities and we need to hit those empty shots. Speaking about Irving, Durant said: "He's part of the Nets family, and we all miss him, but as I said before, we've created a lot of good shooting opportunities, we just haven't shot in.
Nets coach Nash said: "We were blown up by the opponent on the rebounding, which seriously hit the morale of the team, but today the team performed well on the defensive end, we should follow through." Speaking about Harden, he said: "There have been some changes in the rules of the league this season, especially in terms of the scale of blowing penalties, which are obviously a little more stringent than in previous seasons, and I think this has affected Harden's state to some extent, but I believe he will figure it out.
Personally, I think that although Irving's absence has a certain impact on the Nets, the Nets sit on Durant + Harden, the two MVPs who are at the peak, are still the top teams in the league, and now they have only achieved a record of 2 wins and 3 losses, which is really surprising. Especially James Harden, as a former MVP, scoring king, since the NBA issued new regulations, he seems to not be able to play, often appear some simple mistakes, in the offensive end of the play is also cringing, so performance, obviously sorry for his value.
Most importantly, other players have not become like they can't play because of the new rules, but they have played more freely, which proves once again that Harden should change his playing style, otherwise he will really become a drag bottle for the Nets. Of course, the new season has only just begun, and Harden still has time to recover his personal form, but if Harden still performs like this in the middle of the season, the Nets' prospects are not seconds, and it may even be impossible to enter the playoffs.
If this is the case, the Nets will have to laugh generously, after all, sitting on two MVPs who are at the top, and even if they have not scored in the playoffs, I am afraid that there are more reasons to say that they can't go. What do you think about this? Welcome to leave a comment.