Nba, Nash trusts the Nets: “Game-7 at home, advantage to be exploited”

We go to race-7. The Bucks with their backs to the wall respond with personality and in attack they rely on the pair Middleton-Antetokounmpo, on a defensive level then they roll up their sleeves and try to make life difficult for the extraordinary protagonist of race-5 Kevin Durant. Brooklyn puts in his side with a lackluster performance spiced with too many mistakes. “We didn’t play well, especially in attack – admits Nets coach Steve Nash – we were slow and predictable, without a doubt a colorless test. Now we have a great opportunity on our parquet, I hope we will play our best match of the series ”.

Patience

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His best game of the series is played by Khris Middleton who tries to imitate the exploits of the phenomenal Kevin Durant in Game-5 and is always ready when the Bucks need a basket. “I just tried to have patience, not to force and to read their defense – underlines Middleton who closes with 38 points shooting with an excellent 11/16 from the field – we have confidence in ourselves and we know we can go on to win away, even if we haven’t done it yet in the series, in race-7 ”. Mike Budenholzer also praises Middleton, who has to live with the pressure of a practically safe firing, especially now that Rick Carlisle is released, in the event of a knockout in the series. “Khris played great – says coach Bud -, as soon as he picks up the pace, as he did in the second quarter, slowing him down becomes very difficult. Now we have to prepare as best we can for race-7 ”. The only positive note for Brooklyn comes from the progress of a James Harden who, however, still seems very far from the best form. “I hope that the 48 hours that separate us from game-7 can help me – underlines Harden – tonight we didn’t play well, too many turnover and too many badly managed transitions. I can only say that I have to do better on both sides of the pitch and in race-7 I will succeed ”. Above all, Kevin Durant hopes for it, fresh from a performance so spatial in race-5 that the 32 points and 11 rebounds of the sixth match of the series pass to nothing. “Every time we got close to them they produced a partial that pushed us back – comments KD – I tried to play in the right way without overdoing it but with aggression. In race-7 we certainly cannot afford the mistakes we made this evening ”.

Merit

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Definitely positive evening for the Big Three of Milwaukee, Giannis, Middleton and Holiday who in race-6 scored 89 points in three, the total achieved by Brooklyn. “Especially thanks to Middleton – closes Giannis Antetokounmpo – when it really matters he always knows how to be ready. When he plays like this we have to look for him as much as possible ”.