Simply 5 video games into the season, Kevin Durant is already operating out of endurance. It’s not onerous to see why, with the Brooklyn Nets slumping to 1-4 following a 129-125 extra time loss to the Dallas Mavericks at residence on Thursday.
When a visibly dejected Durant was requested postgame what the Nets wanted to “clear up” to be able to get again on monitor, he stated “the whole lot”.
“You have a look at your complete group, and have a look at all of your schemes and attempt to fantastic tune all of it,” he added.
Durant additionally pointed to the Nets’ dangerous protection on the perimeter late within the sport, with the Mavericks making three 3s within the house of a minute in extra time.
And therein lies Brooklyn’s drawback: their horrible defence. The Nets have the second-worst defensive ranking within the NBA, giving up 120.2 factors per 100 possessions.
Already this season, they’ve now conceded 41 factors to Luka Doncic, 43 to Giannis Antetokounmpo, 38 to Ja Morant and 37 to Pascal Siakam. Ben Simmons’ defensive skills had been meant to assist issues, however to date that hasn’t been the case.
It’s solely been 5 video games, however the early returns for the Nets aren’t promising in any respect. No surprise Steve Nash has been shedding his thoughts on the sidelines.
