The Nets’ meant stating 5 had been lacking, and it confirmed within the Nets’ 126-91 blowout loss to the Celtics on Tuesday night time at Barclays Heart. The Nets had been on this dire state of affairs as a result of Kevin Durant and Joe Harris seemingly out till after the All-Star break, James Harden and Nic Claxton bought downgraded from questionable to out with tight hamstrings. Kyrie Irving is unvaccinated and ineligible to play at dwelling.
No member of the Nets’ make shift beginning 5 of Blake Griffin, Bruce Brown, Kessler Edwards, Patty Mills and DeAndre’ Bembry scored in double figures within the loss.
As for Harden’s standing, Steve Nash stated it’s too early to know if the veteran guard — who missed his third straight sport — can return Thursday at Washington.
“Yeah, I feel it’s untimely, however I additionally don't know how, with the power exams are what his degree is correct now,” Nash stated. “I’d need to ask efficiency however actually we’re simply attempting to get him stronger, get him again to a spot the place he feels assured, efficiency feels assured that he can return on the market and explode and be able to go.”
Within the case of Claxton — who left the loss in Utah after 5 minutes and has missed back-to-back video games — Nash added the younger middle is feeling his hamstring and goes to need to get via his worry of it.
“I feel a giant half for Nic is extra so the boldness than the power, and so I feel that’s the place he’s at,” Nash stated. “I feel he has an consciousness, and I feel it’s only a matter of him both getting his power to a place the place he overcomes the worry of the attention and is ready to play via it.”
Former Nets assistant Ime Udoka has the Celtics red-hot, having gained six in a row and enjoying withering protection — second-best within the league because the third week of December. Requested what recommendation he’d given Udoka, Nash made it sound like his former assistant didn’t want any.
“I’m undecided I gave him any recommendation. I feel all experiences although result in the place you’re at within the second,” Nash stated earlier than the loss. “However I feel whenever you take over a program like he has, particularly with some accidents and you recognize the COVID interruptions and everybody’s handled, you must have time to investigate and see what you've gotten.
“So clearly he’s shortened his rotation when he’s bought everybody wholesome, which largely places on the market predominantly good defenders to actually good, and so defensively they’ve taken it to a different degree. They’re forming an actual understanding and cohesion for not solely what he needs, however for one another in that system. So he’s doing a terrific job. We anticipated him to do nice and it’s thrilling to see him work.”
With the New York state rule requiring masks or vaccination proof at companies is anticipated to run out Thursday and never be renewed, in response to the Instances Union in Albany, and each New Jersey and Connecticut loosening mandates, Irving is hoping New York Metropolis is trending in an analogous route — which might permit Irving to play in dwelling video games.
Patty Mills has been named to the 3-Level Contest, which is able to happen Feb. 19 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. He got here into Tuesday hitting 42.5 p.c from behind the arc.
Mills – simply the fifth Internet to take part within the 3-Level Contest – is the one participant within the High 10 within the league in 3s (172) and 3-point proportion (.425).
James Johnson dismissed the concept of Harden commerce rumors or that they’re impacting the star or the Nets.
“The surface noise isn't with us. They’re not on this locker room. They ain’t run no suicides with you. They ain’t do something like that,” stated Johnson. “So make the duty the duty and the enterprise is the enterprise, and all of us perceive that, so I say let’s exit and play for each other and let higher administration and Sean deal with that.”
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