By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
With Kyrie Irving sidelined for a do-or-die Game 7 and James Harden playing “on one leg”, Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash still had hope his team could pull through and beat the Bucks.
“I still thought we could win it,” Nash said after an epic overtime battle that ended in Milwaukee’s favor. “And clearly, I think we proved tonight that we could. Game could have gone either way. You always know there’s a chance. Anything can happen. I think we just faced one too many obstacles this year. Because our guys gave everything they had”.
“I think we have guys that are extremely motivated, passionate about what they do, unselfish, willing to sacrifice, have a lot of character. I think they will regroup and be ready to go again. It’s been a really difficult year. We got a lot thrown at us. They’ve survived it in incredible fashion. They’ll get themselves ready to go again next year”, added Nash who just finished his first coaching season with the Nets.
Injuries impacted the Nets throughout the playoffs, with the team missing both Irving and Harden on a regular basis, though the later joined in for the final game.
“Me, personally, like, it’s frustrating,” Harden who had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists said. “Just being durable and being myself for the last so many postseasons and dealing with this particular hamstring, I’m frustrated. We did everything we could towards the end. Just frustrated, but give the Bucks credit. They fought until the end, had a hell of a series. We just came up short.”
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