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“Defense wins championships, offense wins games” Stephen A. Smith refuses to write off Brooklyn Nets because of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s scoring prowess

by Mohnish Sabharwal
April 4, 2022 / 14:45 GMT
Stephen A. Smith, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving

Stephen A. Smith, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving

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In spite of the Brooklyn Nets’ new battles, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has would not discount them due to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s presence on their roster. For the greater part of the period, the Nets’ primary issue has been their protection. Unpleasantly, they keep on being perhaps the best team in the NBA, all gratitude to Durant and Irving’s ability on that finish of the floor.

Smith accepts that Brooklyn’s hostile capability is enough for them to dominate matches, particularly with Durant and Irving driving the charge. This is the very thing that he needed to say in regards to this on ESPN’s NBA Countdown show:

“Do you have the Nets as the favorites, or should you? Absolutely not, I totally get that. But I’m just saying they can beat anybody who is the favorite. I can promise you that. Because when you got KD and Kyrie, excuse me, defense wins championships but offense wins games.”

With four misfortunes in their last seven games, the Brooklyn Nets have dropped to the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference.

They have secured a play-in competition spot. Notwithstanding, assuming that they neglect to move up the standings, Brooklyn should dominate two sequential knockout matches to involve the last season finisher spot in the Eastern Conference.

Also read: Skip Bayless reveals Mark Aguirre’s fear of Larry Bird due to his talent 

Can Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving lead the Nets to NBA Finals?

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant
Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant

The Brooklyn Nets have two previous NBA champions, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, as their driving players. This is an extravagance that not very many establishments appreciate, and it is the most compelling motivation why the Nets stay among the top picks to win the Eastern Conference.

The two players can possibly turn a game on its head without any help. Their ability is practically unrivaled and allows them a strong opportunity against any adversary competitor in a seven-game series. In any case, basketball is a team sport by the day’s end, and postseason basketball expects teams to be sharp on the edge end too.

Depsite the loss, @KDTrey5 dropped a new career-high in points 5️⃣5️⃣ pic.twitter.com/IvnB9ppn2G

— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 3, 2022

Right now, Brooklyn isn’t positioned among the best two-way teams in the association. Regardless of Durant and Irving’s presence, getting an NBA Finals compartment will be a difficult errand for the New York-based establishment.

The Nets’ smartest option to show up is on the off chance that they can have Ben Simmons back soon and solid. His guarded ability can be a genuine distinction creator against individual fighting teams.

Ben Simmons and Kevin Durant
Ben Simmons and Kevin Durant

Notwithstanding, Simmons hasn’t played in just about 10 months now and has been managing a niggling back physical issue since taking his act to the Brooklyn Nets.

Also read: Jimmy Butler leaves Kyle Lowry in splits after calling himself a jumper

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Mohnish Sabharwal

Mohnish Sabharwal

Born and raised in Lucknow, my interests revolve around sports, media, movies and ofc food

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