On November 13, Beijing time, NBA's new season regular season was in full swing. In a strong dialogue that just ended, Nets defeated Clippers 110-95. While winning two consecutive victories, it temporarily ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 6 wins and 7 losses, and was getting closer and closer to the top eight in the division.
All games, Durant performed well, scoring 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, O'Neal also scored 12 points, Clarkston contributed 13 points, 14 rebounds and 3 hats, Sanham scored 11 points, 4 assists and 3 steals, and Curry scored 22 points. The team won strong opponents in a row, and received another good news after the game.
Earlier today, according to Nets' team reporter Nick Friedell, league sources revealed that the team's poor performance at the beginning of the season and their dissatisfaction with Irving 's actions. Between the two teams, the Nets and the Clippers tentatively negotiated the possibility of Irving changing to a small card. As of now, the two sides have not reached any agreement.
Then, reporter Nick Friedell added that the Nets had completely given up on Irving. Multiple sources informed that in addition to negotiating deals with the Clippers, the Nets also kept in touch with multiple teams at the same time. Xiaoka is currently the most popular trading object for the Nets. Although there are factors such as injury risks, under the temptation of the championship trophy, the Nets believe that these potential threats are acceptable.
It should be pointed out in particular that Irving seems to be not that important to the Nets at the moment. Data will not lie:
In the 5 games where Kyrie Irving was suspended, the Nets won 4 wins and 1 loss, and their opponents scored below 100 points, averaging only 90.8 points per game. Lost points in 100 rounds, first in the league in the same period, first in net winning points. And when there is Irving, the Nets averaged 118.8 points per game.