David Adelman was delighted with the efforts of his players in Cleveland. The Cavaliers stole – these were the words of Kenny Atkinson – the victory from a deserving Denver team, totally decimated. The coach could therefore hope for a lot from the meeting in Brooklyn, a weaker opponent, with the addition of the returns of Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon. It’s a failure!
“Our energy was dull, awkward, to start the game. We then regained the upper hand, but the match was then out of control.”, notes the Denver technician. “The Nets had gained confidence, were shooting 3-pointers. We cannot arrive with such an unprofessional approach. We put ourselves in this situation. We’re in the NBA: everyone can be hot. »
To put it even faster, David Adelman summarizes: “At the end of the day, we weren’t ready to play. » “It wasn’t us in this match”he adds, to contrast even more with Friday evening’s performance in Ohio.
Gordon strong, Braun tough
The returns of Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun therefore take second place. The first compiled 20 points and 6 rebounds coming off the bench, the second only three points, as a starter.
“I have to be careful around them. They are back and there have been times where they looked good, others where they looked very tired. It’s been a long time since they played. There is good and bad”analyzes David Adelman, who must also monitor the playing time of Jamal Murray, who has been in high demand recently, before Monday evening’s match in Philadelphia.
If Aaron Gordon, not used as a pivot by his coach, still cautious on a physical level, managed a good performance, more than six weeks after his last match, Christian Braun was more in the tough, three weeks later.
“My mindset was to go out there and help my teammates. As long as I’m here, I have to make sure I contribute to my team, do the right things, play correctly.”explains the rear. “I feel like I played the right way in this match. We were terrible. We weren’t really good so I wasn’t very good either. »
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