Brooklyn has reached a .500 winning percentage.
The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 106-104 in the 2024-2025 NBA regular season held at Barclay Center in New York on Tuesday (Korea time). The team won four games to four, and reached the 50% win rate for this season. It now ranks fifth in the East.
Brooklyn has made major changes this offseason. It traded ace Mikal Bridges (198 cm tall, GF) to the New York Knicks. In the meantime, the team mainly received draft picks. In response, most experts predicted a rebuilding of Brooklyn.
However, Brooklyn has not made much progress since then. It has maintained its veteran players and capabilities. Then, it nominated young players. Brooklyn’s choice for the offseason was neither rebuilding nor retooling.
He is not strong in objective strength. Nevertheless, he has performed well in the early days of this season through strong basketball. He has not easily collapsed no matter which team he encountered. However, the game with the Detroit Pistons was disappointing. He lost by 14 points.
However, the team quickly reorganized and met Memphis. The two teams continued a close race throughout the game. Then, in the beginning of the fourth quarter, they came from behind to catch up with Brooklyn. At the most important moment, veteran Dorian Finley Smith (201 cm, F) made back-to-back 3-pointers. The score extended the gap to four points. Afterwards, Brooklyn ended its opponent’s strong pursuit and won the game. 메이저사이트
After the game, Finley Smith said, “It was a difficult game. But it was a victory that everyone focused on.”
He continued, “We are competing against other teams. Some people know if we are rebuilding or retooling. But we think differently. It is not the tanking team. It wants to win. There are many players on the team who have already won. I also have to lead my team as a veteran,” and added, “I don’t care about other people’s eyes. It is important to win against yourself. Then the victory or defeat of the game can be different.”
Meanwhile, Finley Smith has become the star of many trade rumors. However, he ended up with Brooklyn earlier in the season. Supported by his team, Finley Smith averages 10.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.5 steals for the season. He is Finley Smith, who is aiming to score double digits for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.