The Brooklyn Nets ended their longest losing streak of the season on Saturday, leaving superstar guard Kyrie Irving a bit reflective afterward.
After trailing by over 20 points at numerous points, but then defeating the Denver Nuggets, Irving got honest about how things were beforehand.
“We were embarrassed the last few games,” Kyrie Irving said after the game. “When I say embarrassing, I mean just not playing up to our capabilities and teams are just coming out and doing whatever they want and feel good. Guys that are on the opposing team, supporting guys on the team are having huge nights sometimes — that's when it gets embarrassing is when you're not doing the little things for one another. Moving forward, we just learn from it.”
Oddly enough, the losing streak could be considered a blessing in disguise for the Brooklyn Nets. With the NBA Playoffs looming, and without their Big 3 yet to play together all that often, that's how head coach Steve Nash is viewing it.
“I'm happy for us to be uncomfortable right now,” Nash said. “I'm happy for us to struggle and suffer. I'm glad we won, but suffering and building that resolve and that understanding and that we don't have that common experience, so these experiences when we're on the mat are good for us, and I think our guys responded tonight. But I'm also OK with us suffering and being uncomfortable.”
Obviously, Kyrie Irving wasn't considering the Nets an embarrassment as a whole. It could have just been a bit of a slip of the tongue, as he admittedly clarified what he meant by the team just not playing well. Nevertheless, the Nets to move a half-game in front of the Milwaukee Bucks with four games to go in the race for the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
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