The loss brings back Aaron Gordon and Christian Brown
David Adelman was delighted with the effort of his players in Cleveland. The Cavaliers flew – this was Kenny Atkinson’s word – a victory for a deserving Denver team, totally decimated. The coach could therefore have high hopes from the meeting in Brooklyn, a weaker opponent, with the addition of returnees Christian Brown and Aaron Gordon. That failed !
“Our energy was boring, awkward to start the game. Then we regained the lead, but then the match got out of control.”, notes the Denver technician. “The Nets gained confidence, they shot threes. We can’t get there with such an unprofessional approach. We put ourselves in this situation. We’re in the NBA: anyone can be hot.”
Even more quickly, David Adelman sums it up: “At the end of the day, we weren’t ready to play.” “We weren’t at this game”he adds, to further contrast Friday night’s performance in Ohio.
Gordon strong, Brown tough
The return of Aaron Gordon and Christian Brown therefore takes second place. The former collected 20 points and 6 rebounds from the bench, the latter only three points as a starter.
“I have to be careful around them. They came back and there were times when they looked good, others when they looked very tired. It’s been a long time since they played. There’s good and bad.”analyzed by David Adelman, who also has to track Jamal Murray’s playing time, very popular latelybefore Monday night’s game in Philly.
If Aaron Gordon, whom the coach did not use as a pivot, still cautious on a physical level, managed to play a good result, more than six weeks after his last match, Christian Brown was to a greater extent, three weeks later.
“My mindset was to go out there and help my teammates. As long as I’m here, I’ve got to make sure I’m contributing to my team, doing the right things, playing the right way.”explains at the back. “I feel like I played the right way in this match. We were terrible. We weren’t very good and I wasn’t very good either.”
2026-01-05 08:27:00
