On December 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, the last game Lakers and Nets two popular teams have defeated their respective opponents, in today's two teams also updated the team's latest injury report, in which the absent Anthony Davis status upgrade, into the game into doubt; the Nets officially announced Harden's retirement, which is his first missed game of the season.
The Lakers will play at home against the Magic in the next game, updating the team's injury report, Ariza and Nunn are still absent due to injury, and Anthony Davis's status has improved, becoming a doubt, 50% probability of playing. And in yesterday's Lakers' win over the Thunder, Davis missed the game because of a sore knee, which is also his second missed game this season. So far this season, Davis has played in 25 games, averaging 24 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game, the statistics look very good, but he still has received a lot of accusations, thinking that he has not shown dominance.
On the one hand, Davis himself has not found a three-point feeling, on the other hand, the manager Vogel has never been able to determine his position, one will be in the No. 5 position, and the other will return to the No. 4 position. In addition, Davis has been plagued by injuries such as thumb sprains and thigh contusions, and now he is trapped in knee soreness, fortunately, it is not a big problem, rest and rest. The next game will be a 50% chance of playing, and after his appearance, the team's interior line will also have the upper hand.
The Nets will challenge the Pistons away from home in the next game, perhaps because the opponent is weak, the team has made a plan to take a break, and James Harden will take a break. In addition, Millsap will also be absent for personal reasons, Harris will be absent due to injury, and Irving will remain absent. It seems that head coach Nash has noticed the recent playing time of the core members, who previously faced the Rockets in the rotation of Durant and Aldridge, and this time against the Pistons, the rotation of Harden, but also let them get enough rest time to better prepare for the next game.
It was Harden's first absence from a game this season, not because of injuries, just a break. Harden played a total of 942 minutes in the previous 26 games, the highest in the team. Durant finished second on the team with 871 minutes, missing two games.
Facing the Rockets Durant rotation, Harden led the team to lose; this time Harden took a break, Durant led the team to impact the victory. At present, the Nets are still in good shape, although they have not been able to show competitiveness against strong opponents, but they have basically won the games they should win, ranking first in the East with a record of 18 wins and 8 losses.