The Nets lost 85-112 to the Pelicans and suffered a four-game losing streak, and their current record slipped to ninth in the East, after which the Bulls and Hawks were eyeing the tiger and ready to overtake at any time. The rest of the schedule for the Nets was not easy, as the Nets made the playoffs last season but were comfortably beaten in the first round by Philadelphia. Of course, in terms of strength, the Nets are not eligible to enter the playoffs, because it was Durant and Irving who laid the foundation for the team last season.
The two led the team to a dream start for the Nets, after which both applied to leave, and the Nets barely managed to squeeze into the playoffs by eating their old books. At the end of the day, the NBA is like that, without an All-Star to lead the team and the team doesn't have a young core to develop, then it will be stuck in a never-ending cycle of nightmares. The team will always be in a situation where it can't go up and down, and there is no chance of entering the playoffs, and it can't be put on the slump. The current Nets are very embarrassed, and none of the team can handle it.
Facing the Pelicans, the talent gap is indeed too big, the Pelicans collapsed the Nets at the beginning, Ingram, McCollum, and Varland fired continuously, and the Pelicans played a 16-3 offensive. On the other hand, the Nets are losing one after another, and no one can stand up and score in response. Ingram scored 10 points in the first quarter to give the Pelicans a 32-16 lead. McCollum hit a 3-pointer in the second quarter, Jones came off the bench and Hawkins came, and the Pelicans had a 25-point lead at halftime.
The second half almost became garbage time, Zion was unstoppable under the basket, and he didn't even sweat, and the Pelicans stretched the difference to 32 points in one fell swoop, and the game completely lost suspense. The Nets shot only 35.7% from the field, while the Pelicans were all soldiers. McCollum had 18 points, Ingram 12, Zion 10 points and 5 boards, Varland 11 points and 12 boards, Jones 14 points, Alvarado 13 points and Hawkins 11 points.
It is worth mentioning that the Nets' three main players, Thomas, Dinwiddie, and O'Neal, did not score a point on 0-of-23 shooting, which is also the most humiliating record in NBA history. The current Nets are estimated to be the wedding dress for the Rockets, in the operation of the Rockets and the Nets trading Harden in 21, the Nets will send all the future first-round picks from the Rockets to get Harden, and the original intention of this operation is Stud. The Nets wanted to form a big three of Irving, Durant and Harden, but it didn't take two years to break up.
Now the Rockets didn't expect the Nets draft pick to cash in so quickly, and at that time the Rockets thought that Harden was still in his prime, less than 34 years old. The other two giants of the Nets are also not very old, Durant is at the peak of his peak, and Irving is only 29 years old in 21 years of '92. In theory, the Nets' first-round picks and swap rights 25 years ago were of little value, and they were probably outside the lotto. But the rocket's indifference paid off in return. The first is the Nets' 22-year draft pick, which finally allowed the Rockets to pick Eason with the 17th pick, and this young version of Leonard has now become an indispensable forward for the team. Although 24 years is a small year, there are still many outstanding young people.
The next Nets' schedule is likely to usher in a wave of consecutive defeats, so the Rockets are really likely to cash in a high pick first, and it is not good that the net lottery can bring the top ten young people to the Rockets. Then the Rockets are also a huge temptation to package a trade with a net sign, and the Rockets reporter has previously revealed that the team wants to enter the playoffs this season, and they will look for a big deal again at the trade deadline, and the net sign will make the Rockets' strength skyrocket. This trade of the Nets in 21 years, just like when they brought Brown and Tatum to the Green Army, and now the Rockets are also sitting on its laurels and making the Nets bankrupt.