This year's NBA Christmas war is still quite exciting, 5 games, 4 of which have been played to the end. In China, in addition to the Warriors VS Suns attracted much attention, the big battle between the Nets and the Lakers also made fans talk about it, this game, there are many points of discussion, such as Wei Shao played crotch, played 37 minutes, only 4 of 20 to get 13 points, the last moment defense leaked, the dunk was blocked by the basket, resulting in James 39 + 9 + 7 becoming an empty slash, and finally the team suffered 5 consecutive defeats.
Compared with the low morale of Lakers fans, the Nets side is much more excited. In the absence of Durant, Aldridge and Joe Harris and other main players, the team finally won the Lakers, how can such a result make the Nets fans unhappy, and in this game, in addition to the returning Harden cut a 36+10+10 triple-double, spurs veteran Mills also played, and his stable play can be said to make the Nets and Spurs fans happy, on the one hand, seeing strong foreign aid, the team is expected to win the championship this season; on the other hand, I hope that the 33-year-old veteran can really play in the Nets. Glows with heat.
Key factor for the Nets vs Lakers - Patty Mills
Long ago, Spurs coach Popovich said: The leader of the team is Mills. As a 183cm defender, Mills doesn't have great physical fitness, but his big heart, three-pointers and leadership skills can't be ignored. During his time with the Spurs, Mills has been a steady three-point shooting point for the team, averaging 1.9 three-pointers per game in his career and shooting nearly 40 percent from three-point range. In terms of leadership, Mills, who has represented Australia in the World Series for many years, is undoubtedly the team's most reliable brain.
Mills dared to strike and did not give in. In this game between the Nets and Lakers, although Harden cut a triple-double of 36+10+10, he is really not the one who plays best on the team, and the best game for the Nets is Mills. Played 35 minutes, shot 11 of 17, 8 of 13 from three-point range, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, cut 34 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, 0 turnovers, plus or minus +19, the highest in the game. In the fourth quarter, when the team was chased for points in a row, and Harden shot 0 of 5, it was Mills who stepped forward again and again, and finally scored 3 of 3 three points, cutting 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the single quarter to help the team stabilize the situation. Among these three three-pointers, including the key three-pointer in the bottom corner in the last minute, it can be said that in this game, Mills was the key factor in the Nets' victory.
After helping the team win the game, Harden also began to praise Mills, Harden said: Mills is at his best, he is more confident, not only to end but also to organize the tandem. This season's Nets are really treasured, you know, not only this game, in fact, this season's Mills played quite well.
Mills, who played his career-best performance
This season, Mills, who came to the Nets from the Spurs, is the only player on the team to play 31 games. He averaged 30.3 minutes per game, averaged 14.3 points, 2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.6 steals, shot 45.2 percent, averaged 3.3 three-pointers per game (4th in the league), and shot 44 percent from three-point range (10th in the league), both of which were career-highs in both scoring and three-point shooting, and he was the only player this season besides Curry to hit 7 or more three-pointers in five games (38 three-pointers in five games).
As a defender, Mills can hold the ball and organize without possession of the ball, which can be said to be the perfect puzzle for the championship team. This season, he averaged 5.7 three-pointers per game, hitting 2.6 of them, shooting 46.3 percent. At the Nets, Mills kept running, which opened up space for Durant and Harden while enriching the team's tactical operations.
As mentioned above, Mills's key moments this season are quite powerful, this season he played a total of 13 games with key moments (the so-called key moments, refers to the game with 5 minutes left, and the difference between the two sides is within 5 points, the Nets vs Lakers This is a game of key moments), Mills averaged 3.8 minutes per game, got 2 points and 0.5 rebounds, shooting 58.8%, shooting 45.5% from three-point range, plus or minus +2.9, can rank 19th in the league, In the end, it helped the Nets 10 wins and 3 losses.
Finally, I want to say
This season's Nets have not played smoothly, nominally there are big three, but Irving has not played, Harden often can not find the form, coupled with Griffin's downturn and Joe Harris's injury, it can be said that the team is full of problems. But even so, this season they still played 22 wins and 9 losses, ranking first in the East, which in addition to Durant's efficient fight, the output of 2 Spurs veterans is also indispensable, the two not only make up for the embarrassment of the team's numbers, but also the efficiency is extremely amazing (Ader averages 14 points per game, shooting 57.3%, mid-range God accurate), it can be said: the Nets really picked up the treasure.