The James Harden era in Brooklyn opened with a loud shout. It started with a win over Orlando and continued with a statement of intent against Milwaukee and Yannis Antecompo. Then the Nets opened the diary, saw a pair of encounters against Cleveland and at the same time received good news that Kyrie Irving is returning from his disappearance. On paper – an introduction to a 0: 4 balance, and in practice – a 2: 2 balance. Tonight (Friday-Saturday), Brooklyn suffered its second straight loss in Cleveland, 125: 113.
“These are two humiliating losses,” he concluded Kyrie Who scored 38 points tonight in the absence of Kevin Durant who was given a rest. “We played against the players we traded, they know us well and they added quality to the Cubs against us. We have to pick ourselves up because we have a game in less than 24 hours, and I’m waiting for the challenge.” At 3 p.m., the Hunts will host the runner-up from Miami (live on 5SPORT).
In the Cubs’ first loss, Brooklyn conceded 64 points in color, and in the second – 70. This is the first time the Nets have conceded 134 points in color in two games in the last 25 years. The Nets, who have dropped 21 rebounds less than Cleveland (50:29), have picked up just 35.6 percent of rebounds – the team’s lowest percentage in the past two years.
“We don’t have a defensive team,” the team coach admitted Steve Nash. “We need to find a way to play harder. We have to fight, scratch, save better and play with more pride.” DeAndre Jordan, Who is supposed to be the defensive anchor of the team, tried to reassure: “A lot of people want us to panic, but we must not. Rome was not built in one day, teams that won the championship were not built in one day. They went through challenges, and we will have to learn from that.”
The Brooklyn Nets are being out-rebounded 50-29. Look at this shit. pic.twitter.com/r7wxM1lMbz
– Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 23, 2021