{"id":175700,"date":"2021-02-11T09:59:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T06:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-deandre-jordan-answers-defensive-challenge\/"},"modified":"2021-02-11T09:59:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T06:59:54","slug":"nets-deandre-jordan-answers-defensive-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-deandre-jordan-answers-defensive-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets’ DeAndre Jordan answers defensive challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nets’ DeAndre Jordan answers defensive challenge<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Tuesday night, DeAndre Jordan got an earful from Nets star James Harden and got into it with coach Steve Nash.<\/p>\n

A day later, he led a huge bounce-back victory and anchored the Nets\u2019 best defensive effort in recent memory \u2014 and perhaps all season.<\/p>\n

Jordan \u2014 whose defense had been highly scrutinized \u2014 had 12 points, a season-high 13 boards and three blocks in the Nets\u2019 104-94 win over the Pacers Wednesday night. He also held Pacers standout Myles Turner to three points and three boards on 1-of-4 shooting. And Turner also committed five fouls<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought DJ was fantastic tonight. Played a lot of minutes. Did a great job on an All-Star center, and that type of effort and performance was pivotal for the win,\u201d said Nash, who had multiple lengthy talks with Jordan after pulling him from Tuesday\u2019s double-digit loss at Detroit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I\u2019m honest, it was an emotional night [Tuesday]. DJ and I got upset at each other for a minute. I know DJ got upset a few times during the game<\/a>. So I\u2019m proud of him because he bounced back with an incredible attitude, effort, performance. \u2026 For him to come back and be a veteran leader and presence, that type of effort and energy in extended minutes against an All-Star center was outstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DeAndre Jordan slams one home during the Nets\u2019 104-94 win over the Pacers.<\/figcaption>
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For his part, Jordan downplayed the sideline dustups with Nash and Harden.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re competitors, man,\u201d Jordan said. \u201cEverybody on this team, all the coaches, a lot of those guys have played in this league before. And our team, we\u2019ve got a lot of veteran guys who want to ultimately reach the pinnacle of this game of basketball. Emotions fly. It was nothing negative. It was two guys \u2026 we want to win. It\u2019s just trying to find the right ways and schemes during the game and different adjustments, and that\u2019s where I think our conversation went.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of things get blown out of proportion, and some of that is you guys\u2019 fault. Some of that is just people trying to get clicks. But every conversation that people have, we can\u2019t judge by their facial expressions. A lot of that is just how we talk during the heat of the game, you know? It\u2019s not anything negative.\u201d<\/p>\n

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