On January 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. In a focus battle, the Nets once again lost out to the Cavaliers and suffered two consecutive losses.
The Nets are currently the most concerned team in the NBA. After the Quartet traded Harden, the Nets became the NBA favorites. In the first two games, Harden and Duran were absent from Owen. Te played an epic performance and helped the team beat the Bucks. However, with Irving’s comeback, the team chemistry disappeared, especially in the last game. Although the Big Three scored 96+23+24 together, the three added The game was destroyed by Sexton alone! In the end the team lost.
This game is the second match between the two teams in three days. This time Durant takes a break. This is also the first time Irving and Harden have led the team. Only in this game, the Nets collapsed in the second half and finally lost by 12 points. The ball, suffered 2 consecutive losses!
In this game, Irving scored 38 points and Harden was 19+11. However, the Nets were battered inside and were double-killed by the Cavaliers. They lost 21 rebounds and scored 46-70 inside. The main reason the Nets lost.
It’s worth mentioning that the Cavaliers are the worst offensive team in the league. They have scored no more than 100 points in 9 consecutive games, but in these two games against the Nets, they scored 147 points and 125 points, which shows how poor the Nets’ defense is. In these two games, the Nets scored 134 points in the paint by their opponents. This created a shameful record: this is how the Nets played in the past 25 seasons. The two games with the most points scored inside.
Defense, interior and running-in, these are the three major problems that the Nets currently have. If they are not resolved as soon as possible, it is harder to win the championship than to win!
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