Nets’ Thomas reacts to performance during loss to blazers in the first game in two months

Brooklyn Networks watchman Cam Thomas returned after two-month absence on Friday due to the injury to the shin. The fourth year of the guard played 21 minutes during loss 121-102 Portland Trail BlazersPublishing 16 points to 7-17 recording with one help and three reversals.

After Missing six weeks with shin injury Earlier in the season, Thomas returned for two games before injuring the same leg during 2 wins in January through Milwaukee. His absence of 57 days was the longest in his career.

Cam Thomas returns to Network action during loss to look for Blazers

And that was like that.

“It was really long. I’ve never been out for so long. So, there was definitely adjustment,” Thomas said. “I do all this more diligently and I take more time. Since it is patient with that, and it’s not a hurry. It’s probably more diligent with that no longer happen again.

I don’t want to overtake, excessive anything. Just do what I do. But it was just more that only patient with him during rehabilitation. Rehab was the most important thing. But now everything is good. I’m fine. “

The growing pain were evident and expected during the return of Thomas. The 24-year-old was hunting his shot, but he published only one help. Insult Brooklyn stood, publishes 20 on assistance at 7-29 (24.1 percent) of three after the coach of 23-61 (37.7 percent) during loss on Wednesday to the Oklahoma thunder.

The networks struggled to slow down the trail heating offense, allowing them to record 45-78 (57.7 percent) from the field and 15-36 (41.7 percent) of three.

“He stood 17 shots in 21 minutes. He opened, that’s what he’s doing. He still needs to play and get more minutes. We’ll continue to work,” said the main coach of Jordi Fernandez. “But again, I want him to score, play and defend. We’ll keep being responsible. It’s great to see that he could take those shots. And I’m pretty sure he wants to be better and wants to help the team.”

Thomas’ creation He was a disappeared ingredient of the Team Netija, which ranked the third in defense in defense, but 28. In the criminal part during 7-4 arrows, entry on Friday. The 24-year-old is an average of 24.7 points on average 45/38/88 recording over 19 performances before his last injury.

Translation that the ability to score elites will be among Fernandez’s upper tasks such as Brooklyn pushes for the final idea of ​​the Eastern Conference in relation to the final 24 games of the season. If he and his team hope to achieve that goal, they will They must be far better of what they put the tape on Friday night.

“Portland was a better team tonight … They played hard for all 48 minutes, and we don’t play consistently and that (the result) What happens (when you do) in the NBA,” Fernandez said. “And if we don’t understand that, we have 23 games here to play so much for 48 minutes as well as the group without excuses. There will be nights better than you, then you can be fine with that.

I’m the first one tonight (to say), I need to be better, I have to help them be better. It’s not the first time we don’t show up from the beginning, then we wake up a little and not good enough. This is not what we want to be. We win on your identity. As I always say, the victory begins now, and that’s not a way. “