Who is going to be able to stop these net, today in full confidence and (finally) on the same wavelength collectively? Now victorious in their last 10 outings (and 14 of their last 15), they are ranked in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference (23-12), just behind the Celtics (25-10)!
A situation that is very difficult to imagine last summer, when Kevin Durant wanted to leave brooklynor more recently in November, when Kyrie Irving was suspended by the New York franchise. And yet…
Now led by Jacques Vaughn, and no longer by Steve Nash, the Nets unfold and mostly trust each other. Together, they are therefore all moving in the same direction, without doubt and taking maximum pleasure on the floor.
” When you follow the game plan and it works, you start to believe more and more in what you do every day. », emphasizes Kevin Durant. ” At the start of the season, I had the feeling that we had no identity and we have discovered it in recent weeks. We come to every game with confidence: if we stick to our model, our structure, then we’ll be fine no matter what happens during the game. The simple fact of knowing what we want to do when we enter the court brings us serenity and we will have confidence in everything Jacque tells us. »
” It’s all about conviction, it’s something very important in the NBA “Said the Brooklyn coach for his part. ” With confidence and conviction, no matter the situation in which [vous vous trouvez]you can get away with it. »
Do not slack off and pursue progress
Obviously, the approach of Jacque Vaughn, certainly adapted to a whole group, does not do everything because, on the floor, the players must assume their responsibilities and do their part of the work. Precisely, with a duo as efficient, talented and “clutch” as Kevin Durant – Kyrie Irving, nothing seems to be able to happen to the Nets currently. Even when they lose fifteen points away as against the Hawks on Wednesday night.
” [Il y a] these little details that we pay attention to game after game and I think we do an excellent job, when it comes to talking, communicating when we are on the bench “, admits the leader. ” Jacque makes us responsible for everything, he arrived as a head coach and he really imposed his own DNA on the group. We just follow the game plan. »
” We unroll and it’s very pleasant », welcomes meanwhile Nic Claxton, the rising pivot in Brooklyn. ” It’s as if you were already expecting to win your matches and it’s really the first time in my career that I’ve had so much fun. Winning is beyond everything, even more so after everything that happened this summer. […] I still have the feeling that a lot of people think it’s just a fluke, but we just have to take game after game, control what we can control and keep winning. »
However, Kevin Durant wants to remain measured in his words: yes, the Nets are in full swing but, for them, the road is still long before becoming serious candidates for the title, because there are still aspects on which they need continue to progress.
” You want your best basketball in front of you, you don’t want to be at your best at this point [de la saison] “, thus delivers the winger. ” We see things that we can obviously improve on and things that have worked, but it always depends on each individual and their will… We have a nice model and a nice structure, but each player must continue to bring daily and to follow the game plan. I have the feeling that we can still progress individually and bring that to the collective. »
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Kevin Durant | 33 | 36.4 | 56.3 | 37.3 | 92.5 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 30.0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 24 | 36.7 | 48.7 | 35.7 | 91.3 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 26.0 |
| Nicholas Claxton | 31 | 27.9 | 73.8 | 0.0 | 45.9 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 11.8 |
| Tj Warren | 10 | 18.2 | 55.7 | 38.9 | 88.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10.3 |
| Royce O’Neale | 32 | 35.2 | 40.3 | 42.9 | 64.0 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 9.5 |
| Seth Curry | 22 | 21.7 | 43.3 | 39.3 | 94.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 8.5 |
| Joe Harris | 29 | 25.7 | 42.5 | 38.2 | 70.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| Ben Simmons | 24 | 27.5 | 61.2 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 8.3 |
| Yuta Watanabe | 21 | 19.4 | 56.9 | 54.0 | 73.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| Edmond Sumner | 29 | 15.2 | 45.0 | 28.6 | 92.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 7.3 |
| cam thomas | 25 | 14.1 | 40.2 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| Patty Mills | 23 | 11.8 | 46.4 | 40.9 | 91.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Markieff Morris | 19 | 11.4 | 44.3 | 48.7 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Day’ron Sharpe | 18 | 8.6 | 52.2 | 75.0 | 70.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| David Duke | 14 | 9.0 | 44.2 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| Kessler Edwards | 13 | 5.7 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Alondes Williams | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
