“It’s not going to be pretty for a while”
It was less one! After their large opening loss to the Bucks, the Brooklyn Nets struggled to overcome the Sixers, and it took a terrible 16-1 to finish the game to win. If the way in the game was not necessarily great, Steve nash appreciated the behavior of his players.
“It’s not going to be pretty for a while,” concedes Steve Nash. “We have to keep fighting, playing for each other, finding ways to be competitive and stay engaged as we figure out what the rotations are, the lineups and who we are. “
Kevin Durant released a triple-double with 29 points at 9/20, 15 rebounds and 12 assists as James harden adds 20 points to 7/17, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Nash explains that in addition to playing with new teammates, the two superstars must learn to play without Kyrie Irving, so it’s going to take time to adjust. Harden doesn’t worry about their ability to do so.
“We’re the best at what we do, we’ll find solutions,” says James Harden. Personally, I have known a lot of situations where I had different teammates, different lineups and where I played small ball, so I used to try to understand, to follow the flow of make it work. We have a very good team and we will find a solution. Same for Kevin, he is one of the best players in history. So we’re going to go out there, do what we’re used to doing and things will work out. “
For KD, each match will be a different challenge for the two stars and we will have to continue to adapt to the situation.
“We weren’t planning on doing that, but you know it’s good for us to make adjustments,” Durant said of playing without Irving. “It’s good for guys who weren’t expecting to take on bigger roles, take on those roles and see who we are. That’s the situation we’re in, and I think a lot of guys are taking advantage of it. For James and I, we feel like every game is different and that we have to do different things than we thought at the start of the season. But that’s not a problem. It will help us improve. “
The good news about this match is the performances of some of the cast, starting with Marcus Aldridge, author of 23 points, including 9 in the final run. Patty mills also scored with 11 points off the bench and landed his first 10 3-point shots of the regular season.
“I think they’re excited about their new teammates,” Nash said of Durant and Harden. “But it takes time to find that rhythm and those combinations. And we also lost an important piece [Irving]. It’s not just the new pieces, there is also this absence as we are used to playing with him. That’s a lot for us to take on right now. But hopefully in the coming weeks we will start to clear some debris to say and understand how we can play better together in this way. ”
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