Today's NBA regular season, Nets lost to the Grizzlies 124-134, with a record of 1 win and 2 losses. The process of this game was ups and downs. The Nets were 5 points behind in the first quarter, and the Nets had the upper hand in the second quarter. The Grizzlies were fully fired and pressed the Nets to play. The Grizzlies continued to control the rhythm in the last quarter. The Nets were unable to narrow the gap and finally lost. Looking at the whole game, poor defense is an important factor in the Nets' defeat. They cannot limit , Morant 's breakthrough in the inside, and Bain can't do anything to the outside. After the game, Durant , Simmons and Nash were interviewed to see what they said respectively.
Durant scored 37 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game, including 17 points in the third quarter. Death really did his best. He scored from beginning to end of the game, and he never missed the shot from mid-range shot. Unfortunately, although Durant frequently stood up to stop the bleeding, Morant and Bain's performance on the Grizzlies were also crazy, especially Bain. He scored 19 points in the third quarter, which made Durant's efforts go into vain. When talking about the Nets' defense after the game, Durant said: "We gave the opponent 39 points in the first quarter and 45 points in the third quarter. This is incredible." It can be seen that Durant is very dissatisfied with the Nets' defense in this game, and he is even a little angry. In fact, to be honest, facing the hot state of Morant, Bain and Aldama, Nash did not come up with effective response measures in the whole game, and had never made any defensive changes or adjustments. Even when Bain broke out frequently in the third quarter, Nash did not call for a timeout in time.
To sum up, the Nets' defensive end was beaten into a sieve, and Nash could not give up on it. For example, Sharp became the Grizzlies' ATM in the second half of the first quarter, but Nash did not replace him in time. Later, when talking about the team's three-point performance, Durant said: "Three-pointers are indeed the problem we encountered in today's game. Bain and Morant made more three-pointers than our entire team combined." In fact, this is still the problem just now. The Nets couldn't defend the Grizzlies. Bain and Morant made 12 three-pointers together, while the Nets had only 9 of them. Speaking of Morant's performance, Durant said: "Morant is the face of the future league. There are currently many face-to-face players in the league, but obviously this situation will change," it can be seen that Durant still admires Morant very much.
Simmons's game data was 7 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 mistakes, and only took 5 moves. He left the court with 6 fouls. During the post-match interview, Simmons looked lonely. When talking about his sixth foul, Simmons said: "That call was a nonsense, which was frustrating. At the end of the game, the game was in the final quarter. It was a game full of physical confrontation. This was not a college game or a high school game." Simmons' meaning was obvious. This foul should not be banned. Judging from the scene, Simmons was indeed a little unfair. Unfortunately, the result could not be changed. In any case, the Nets can only hope that Simmons would forget this call as soon as possible. When talking about how he should adjust his condition, Simmons said: "When defending individual players, we must adapt to speed again. Offense, we are a brand new team and a brand new way of playing. I am also adapting to this, finding teammates, and finding aspects that I can help the team," I have to say that these words really made Nets fans feel desperate. Simmons mentioned that he should do a good job in defense and organization, but he just doesn't want to score.
Nash said a lot. When talking about Simmons' performance, he said: "Simmons' biggest problem is rust, his foul problem, and his lack of aggressiveness on the offensive end. We need to continue to be patient with Simmons. I believe he will recover over time." Yes, Nash also pointed out that Simmons lacks aggressiveness, but the problem is that Simmons doesn't seem to want to score at all. He has made up 5 shots in the three games so far, and there is no progress in aggressiveness. This undoubtedly conflicts with Nash's point of view. I don't know what Simmons will think. Maybe Nash should come up with another plan to stimulate Simmons.Speaking of Morant's performance, Nash also gave him praise. He said: "Morant has become one of the best players in the league. His scoring ability and ability to enter the penalty area are really great!"
It is worth noting that Irving scored 21 points in the last quarter, but unfortunately it is difficult to match the Grizzlies' duo. When talking about Irving's performance in the last quarter, Nash replied: "Irving scored a lot of key goals for us at the last moment, which is amazing. Yes, we expect him to always have such shooting performance, but this is not easy, especially this is the third game of the season. "In fact, the same was true in the last game. Irving broke out in the last quarter, but his performance in the first three quarters was average, and this is also what Irving needs to change. He must stand up in every quarter and work with Durant to score points. After all, the real strength of the Nets may be like this. It is impossible to expect Nash to be enlightened, and Simmons's chance of playing aggressively is not high, so if the Nets want to win, they can only rely on Du Oudu to score.
