On December 17, Beijing time, the Nets won again today, and they defeated the 76ers 114-105 at home to win four consecutive games. The truces of Harden, Ard and Brown have instead blessed the team. In the absence of Harden, Durant single-core led the Nets have achieved three consecutive wins, and before Durant was absent, Harden single-core led the team, but even the rocket can not play, the two team-led ability formed a sharp contrast, it turns out that Harden and Durant this level of stars are obviously not in the same grade.
Harden is not there, why can the Nets still win? The main reasons are the following points, the first point, Durant's supernatural play. In the three games in Harden's absence, Durant turned on the killing mode, averaging 39.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game, shooting 61.5% from the field, and the Nets won three consecutive games. Durant's inexplicable shot was vividly displayed in these three games, and whoever defended it was an effect: it could not be prevented. Second, Harden is not there, the team's offensive rhythm is accelerated, and the attack and defense are more fluid.
When Harden was on the court, he held the ball for too long, singles too much, the efficiency was too low, seriously dragged down the team's offense, his three-point shooting rate is not too high, but he likes to shoot frequently, wasting too much ball; Harden is too slow, the breakthrough ability is obviously weakened, the ability to attack and counterattack is reduced, there are more mistakes, after his truce, the Nets have hardly appeared in these games; the third point, Harden does not play, the team has no one to use, Nash boldly employs people, and the effect is immediate. Last game, Clarkston 16+7, this one 17+2, when Harden didn't take possession of the ball, the other players got more shots, and they were all very capable.
Fourth, Thomas, Edwards, Duke, and Sharp were reused. In the last game, Edwards cut 17+10+2, and this one cut 9+7+2 with plus-minus +1. Duke started this game, he was 2 of 7, contributing 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, although the shooting rate was not high, but the plus-minus value +20 was the highest in the game; Thomas was 3 of 6 in this game, contributing 11+4+4 data, the efficiency was considerable, plus-minus +9; Sharp played 13 minutes, 2+1, sent 3 points and 5 rebounds, plus or minus +4, and the four newcomers jointly cut 29+20+8.
The Nets should thank Harden and Nash, without Harden's truce, Nash would not be so bold to use people, these four newcomers can not get so much playing time, it can be said that Harden and Nash forced an NBA miracle, so that the four newcomers got the opportunity to show themselves. In addition, after Harden did not play, Griffin was also reused, the last game 13 + 5 + 6, this game 17 + 9 + 2. The Nets' lineup is excellent in attack and defense, and they are fully capable of winning the championship, depending on how Nash uses it.
However, Harden is still the core of the team, after he returns, like Galloway, Sharp and even Duke may be hidden in the snow again, the team's good chemistry will also be affected, if he comes back, or slowly attack, Nash can consider letting these rookies play more time.