James Harden Says Nets Have 'Done Too Much Talking' During 6-Game Losing Streak

James Harden gave his thoughts on what is ailing the Brooklyn Nets following their 112-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.

Harden shot down the notion of having a players-only meeting, saying they have done "too much talking" and "just gotta go out there and do it."

With the loss to Sacramento, Brooklyn has dropped six games in a row, and its record for the season fell to 29-22.

Asked for his take on the Nets' struggles, Harden suggested a lack of continuity has been to blame:

"You know just as good as I do," Harden said. "We just got a lot of different things internally—lineups, we haven't had no continuity yet. So it's just one of those things where you got to keep going. There's nothing else to do but keep going, keep pushing forward."

Multiple key players have missed significant time for the Nets this season because of both injury and COVID-19 protocols. That includes Kyrie Irving, who recently returned to the team but can only play in road games since he isn't vaccinated.

The Nets have also been without Kevin Durant for the past nine games because of a knee injury, posting a 2-7 record.

Even without KD, Wednesday's game against the 18-34 Kings was one Brooklyn was expected to win.

Head coach Steve Nash didn't get much out of his star players, though, and that includes Harden, who finished with four points on 2-of-11 shooting to go along with 12 assists, seven rebounds and six turnovers.

Irving wasn't great either, recording 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting with four turnovers.

Nic Claxton was the only Nets player to reach the 20-point mark with 23, and just three of five starters scored in double figures.

Meanwhile, the Kings spread the wealth as seven players finished in double figures. They also had eight more rebounds and two fewer turnovers than the Nets.

The Nets entered the season as the favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals, and they still may be once Durant returns, but they aren't playing like a championship contender.

They are a disappointing sixth in the Eastern Conference, although they only trail the first-place Chicago Bulls by 3.5 games.

Brooklyn's next chance to get back on track will come Friday on the road against a Utah Jazz team that has been playing without Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Gobert has missed the last five games, while Mitchell has sat out eight straight.