Mikal Bridges is very worried. And is not for less. His Nets cannot find their way and against the Celtics they suffered one of the worst defeats in their history, 136 to 86. And it would have been worse if the Celtics had not taken pity on them in the final moments of the match.
With Schröder and Thomas as starting outside players, the New Yorkers suffered a lot. The absence of a Ben Simmons between cottons (knee problems) was noted, and this was made known by the aforementioned Bridges at the end of the match.
«We have to know what we are doing. We have to come as a team, as coaches and come up with a game plan. It can’t be the same for everyone. “We are all different,” Bridges told the newspaper. NY Post. «With Ben (Simmons) out everything is different. He can change the game because teams always try to defend him. We had four guards with Nic (Claxton) as the center. This match was different. But I know how to play and I can adapt to it », he explained.
Reserve Peyton Pritchard (28) broke them, and the same happened with Derrick White (27). 55 points between them through 11 of 19 triples. Both were lethal, and both Schröder and Cam Thomas didn’t know how to stop them.
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The Celtics didn’t even need the best Jayson Tatum (he stayed at 20). An 18-point lead at the end of the first quarter; +37 points at halftime, and up to +46 at the end of the third period. A real nightmare for the Nets who will try to recover after the All-Star game in Indianapolis.
«They just outplayed us. They kicked our butts. But now everyone can go on vacation, see their family, regain energy and regroup. “We still have a mission to make the playoffs,” admitted Bridges.
But if they continue like this, they are going to have a very difficult time until they get a place for the play-in. They are currently 10th in the East, two and a half games behind Quinn Snyder’s Hawks, and the schedule is tight. They will only have 28 games left to reach their goal.
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2024-02-15 11:00:00
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