Today, in a regular season game in the NBA, the Brooklyn Nets challenged the Los Angeles Clippers on the road, and the Nets finally defeated the Clippers 124-108 and won their second victory in Los Angeles. A few days ago, they also beat the Los Angeles Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena. And today's game, they withstood the pressure and defeated another team in Los Angeles.
In these two games, the team's core player James Harden performed brilliantly, against the Lakers, Harden played 38 minutes, cut 36 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists of the big triple-double data; today's game against the Clippers, Harden played 40 minutes, cut 39 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists and 2 steals, almost two rebounds can once again complete the big triple-double feat. In addition, it is worth noting that Harden only had 3 mistakes in this game, which shows that Harden's performance in this game is absolutely efficient, and it turns out that this is indeed the case, Harden's plus-minus is +17, ranking first in the team.
A game of 36 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, a game of 39 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists, such Harden made fans shout "Rocket Deng" back! You know, since the last time he saw Harden 30+ consecutive news, Harden has scored 30+ points in 32 consecutive games, if it were not for the Eagles' Harden's encirclement tactics, Harden might have scored more games in a row.
In these two games against the Los Angeles Twins, the Lakers and Clippers used the bag clip tactic against Harden, Harden dribbled through the half of the game when someone packed, assisted defense also had a bag clip, Harden defense seems to have only a bag clip, but Harden still got 36 points and 39 points in these two games, his reading defense ability and passing ability are the only existence in the league.
The Nets have not formed the Big Three lineup this season, Irving has not yet returned, Durant is still in a safety and health agreement, but according to the official news from the Nets, Irving is very likely to return in the Game in January, although it can only participate in away games, but this is a huge role for Harden and Durant, Irving's return can greatly reduce their pressure and reduce the risk of injury as much as possible; and Durant is also about to terminate the agreement and return to the game, in this case, The Nets' big three can be reunited, and the strength of the Nets at that time is definitely the only presence in the league.
After defeating the Lakers and Clippers, the Nets can be said to have completely secured the throne of the first place in the East, with 23 wins and 9 losses, a winning percentage of 71.9%, and they became the only team in the East with a winning rate of more than 70%. In fact, before the game against the Lakers and Clippers, the Nets were even thought to lose their first place in the East in Los Angeles, but Harden's performance made the outside world shut up, and in the two games in Which Durant was absent, Harden could be said to carry the team forward on his own.
In the interview, Nets coach Steve Nash said that Kevin Durant is likely to return from the ban after the team returns to home, and Irving will most likely return around mid-January, when the Nets will return to the Big Three this season.