The Brooklyn Nets were coming off a tough loss at home on Friday against the Indiana Pacers, but were able to bounce back and beat the Blazers on Sunday. Kevin Durant and Seth Curry led the way for Brooklyn with the two combining for 60 points. It was a particularly efficient game from Curry who was 7-10 from three in the game and led the charge in the second half for the Nets to pull away. Kevin Durant was effective in this matchup as well, finishing +21 for the game. The Locked on Nets guys discuss the game the performances, the struggles of Joe Harris, the ongoing perimeter defense issues and much more. 

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The Nets were on the second half of a back-to-back following a brutal loss to the Sixers on Tuesday evening. But they got the job done against an undermanned Raptors team in Toronto. Kyrie Irving lead the way with 29 points and was super efficient, registering an 86% true shooting rate in his 28 minutes. He helped a 3rd quarter barrage by the Nets that effectively put the game out of reach. Doug Norrie talks about Kyrie’s performance, plus the continued strong play from Ben Simmons as the keys to the Nets win.

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It was a return for Ben Simmons to Philadelphia for his first regular season game since the trade, and he looked actually pretty good all things considered. Simmons finished with 11 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, and a bunch of defensive stats. But the Nets, as a whole, looked overmatched by the 76ers B-team who were without Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey. They were dominated on the offensive glass with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and company making it way too easy for Philly. The Locked on Nets break down the loss and what it means for the Nets. 

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The Brooklyn Nets are set to take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday and it will be Ben Simmons’ first regular season game there since being traded last year. It comes at an interesting time for both teams. Simmons has played his best basketball of the season over the least couple of games, and the 76ers are without Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Tyrese Maxey in this one.

The Locked on Nets guys of Doug Norrie and Adam Armbrecht take a look at what it means for Simmons and for the Nets. They also take a look at the upcoming schedule and go over what they are thankful for in Nets world.

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Kyrie Irving was back on the court after an eight-game suspension and the Brooklyn Nets took down a depleted Memphis Grizzlies team 127-115. While things were mostly on the quiet side for Kyrie, the real story here was Ben Simmons who played another great game following a breakout performance against the Blazers last Thursday. 

In this one, starting for Nic Claxton, Simmons went for 22 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in the win. Doug Norrie breaks down the game, what it means to have Kyrie Irving back and Ben Simmons looking like the player of old. Plus Kevin Durant, Yuta Watanabe’s shooting and much more.

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What a win by the Brooklyn Nets who get a Royce O’Neale tip-in with just a second left to put the game away and walk out of Portland with a win. Kevin Durant scored 35 points, leading the way, but this was a full team effort with everyone playing some of their best basketball of the season.

Ben Simmons looked like the version the Nets thought they were getting in the James Harden trade, putting it together on both ends of the court for his best play of the season.

And the aforementioned O’Neale had a triple-double of his own. Plus, Yuta Watanabe went 5-7 from beyond the arc and finished with 20 points. It was all there for the Nets in a big win over the Blazers. 

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It was a big day of Nets news despite the team not even playing. First it was reported that Kyrie Irving could be close to returning to the team as early as Sunday when they play the Grizzlies. From a basketball perspective, the team desperately needs him back in the mix. And then there was a piece written about Kevin Durant and how he views his trade request from back in the summer and what he is looking for in terms of legacy on the court.

Finally, there was an article about Ben Simmons that expressed a possible growing frustration within the team about his performance this season. The Locked on Nets guys break down all of the situations and what they mean for the Brooklyn Nets going forward. 

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The Nets rolled into Sacramento to face the Kings on Tuesday and promptly got destroyed in every facet of the game. It was a terrible loss, 153-121 in a game that highlighted almost every major problem from the team. Kevin Durant played too many minutes in the blowout, they couldn’t stop anyone on the interior, the offense looked sloppy, threes didn’t drop and the offense looked disjointed. The Locked on Nets guys take a look at the game, and how it sums up some larger questions and issues for this team.

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With Kyrie Irving continuing a suspension, going on seven games now, the Locked on Nets guys take a look at what Irving’s time on and off the court has been for Brooklyn over the last few years. They dive into the statistics around the team’s performance with him on the court and off, and how the numbers differ alongside and without Kevin Durant. It’s a wide-ranging talk about Kyrie Irving as a basketball player and what should happen with him going forward with the team.

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The Nets won a good one on Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers, once again holding an opponent under 100 points and turning in a full-team performance. But on the back-to-back Brooklyn looked sluggish and out of sorts against the Lakers on Sunday, losing to a Lebron James-less team and really never looking in sync. Without Seth Curry and Ben Simmons, as well as Kyrie Irving who remains suspended, Kevin Durant and company got close in the third quarter, but couldn’t get over the hump and eventually fell 116-103. The Locked on Nets guys talk about both weekend games and the takeaways, positive and negative from the performances. 

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