On April 22, Beijing time, the Nets played back-to-back against the Raptors on the road. With a 13-point lead in the first quarter, the Nets were overtaken by their opponents in the third quarter and eventually lost 103:114. In another game, the Suns narrowly defeated the Digital People by 3 points, and the Nets failed to take advantage of the momentum to climb to the top of the East, which is very regrettable.
Owen scored a quasi-triple-double of 28 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists. He also missed his first triple-double of the season due to his teammates' poor three-pointer feeling. Harris scored 14 points, Shamet failed to continue the touch in the previous games, only 2 of 12 three-pointers, and scored 10 points. Brown, who came off the bench, scored 21 points and 14 rebounds and performed well. The rest of the Nets did not score in double figures.
Irving is hard to support
In terms of the Raptors, Sika scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Anunoby also scored 25 points, VanVleet and Lowry scored 17 points and 14 points respectively. The Raptors mainly won this game on three-pointers. They scored 18 three-pointers with a shooting rate of 38.3%, especially in the second half of the second quarter and the third quarter. A rain of three-pointers reversed the score.
The Nets played tenaciously enough in this game, but the physical impact and manpower shortage of the second back-to-back game still caused the team to collapse in the second half. Failed to take advantage of today's digital loss and climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference.
According to the situation in the East this season, the playoff journeys of the first and second in the East are completely different. Judging from the matchup as of today, the first round of the Eastern Conference against the Hornets , the second round against the winners of the Eagles and Knicks. In the second round of the Eastern Conference against the Heat, the second round against the winners of the Bucks and the Celtics. The difficulty is completely different.
When will the long-awaited battleship set sail?
For the current Nets, Harden may return in the playoffs, and Durant may return next week, but his playing time must be strictly limited.For the Nets, who have been unable to play with a complete lineup, if they directly enter the playoffs and face the Heat and Bucks or Celtics in a row, I am afraid it will be worse.
What's more detrimental to the Nets is the upcoming schedule. The Nets regular season still has 11 games, 4 home and 7 away. On the next 24th, they will be at home against the Celtics to usher in the third game in the past 4 days and the fourth game in the past 6 days. , it is a great test for the player's physical fitness.
will also play against the Suns at home on the 26th. In the first game of the season, Harden led the team to reverse and defeat the opponent alone. I am afraid that Paul will strive to lead the team for revenge in this encounter. Since then, there will be a wave of 5 consecutive visitors from May 3rd to 12th. The opponents include the Bucks (2 games), the Lone Ranger, and the Nuggets . An accident may be a wave of consecutive losses.
The five-game away schedule is difficult.
From the perspective of the strength of the opponents, 7 of these 11 games have a winning rate of more than 50%, and those with a winning rate of less than 50% are also working hard for the play-off seats, such as Spurs , Pacers, Bull etc. With the current depth of the Nets' lineup, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a death game.
On the other hand, Digital People, in the remaining 13 games, 6 home and 7 away games, only 5 games have the opponent's winning rate over 50%, and the opponents in the remaining 5 games have almost no desire. Comparing the two, it is difficult for the Nets to compete for the first place in the East. There is a little hope that the digital people will also have two battles with the Bucks, and the four games between the first and second in the Eastern Conference against the third may affect the final ranking.
This season's Nets' luxurious lineup is dubbed "Brooklyn Battleship" by fans, but the battleship has not been able to fit together. It is approaching the end of the regular season. We don't know what state the team will show in the playoffs. Let's wait and see.
Fans, what do you think of the prospects for the Nets this season? Exchange is welcome.
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