KD on the court after a month and a half was not enough to return Brooklyn to victory. But the star already has in mind how to help Nash’s struggling team.
Nets fans are waking up with new doubts. Even the return of Kevin Durant, who already appears to be in excellent condition after a month and a half off, hasn’t stopped the downward trend of a team that managed to bring a truly surreal loss to a reworked Miami, which is also surreal. “back to back”.
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KD’s 31 points were not enough and not even a 16-point lead in the first half as Brooklyn raced to a win important for morale but especially for standings. With the opportunity wasted against the remaining Heat, without Lowry, Butler and Tucker, Brooklyn must now accept reality; Getting out of the PlayIn quagmire will be very complicated. Reinforcements are on the way, though Simmons may barely make his Nets debut in two weeks, but now sixth place, the Cavaliers’ prerogative at the moment, is five games away. . With 18 races to go, the feat is certainly not the easiest.
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The good news for Steve Nash comes, of course, from Durant, who seems to have missed nothing despite his position for 46 days. “I feel good – he said – and I am convinced that in a few games I will be even more comfortable. Now we have to focus our attention on the details, on the training and on the game, if we want to be a competitor. Too easy to say “we have to win”, we must first lay the groundwork to become a winning team by focusing on the little things.” Against Miami, the team, after a brilliant first half, went into crisis at an offensive level, unable to find solutions in the Heat zone. Brooklyn’s frustration on offense ended up paying off on defense as well with poor reads and excellent hitting given to Coach Spo’s supporting players who responded well. Certainly not the approach of a team that wants to compete for the title. “The Miami region put us in crisis – confirms Durant – we must congratulate the Heat, absences count but in this league you cannot underestimate anyone and they have proven to be a solid and deep team”.
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Now the Nets face a triptych that becomes a crossroads to try the sprint in the complicated race for sixth place. Three difficult games away, then with Irving recruitable (but the player should soon be able to evolve at Barclays as well), against the Celtics, the Hornets to close with the succulent challenge with the former James Harden’s 76ers. Signs won’t be enough anymore, the Nets need to win again if they want to avoid the PlayIn lottery.
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