On January 8, Beijing time, Irving returned to liberate Harden? Sorry, Harden has been in a slump of less than 20 points in 3 consecutive games, and has reopened the "crazy iron" mode. In this campaign, Harden only had 6 of 15 crosshairs, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, 16 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block quasi-triple-double data, but there were 5 mistakes in the account, plus-minus -20 the second worst in the game. Harden scored less than 20 points in three consecutive games, equaling the worst record of the season and the third time this has been done this way.
Harden has shouldered too many heavy responsibilities before, especially during the single-core team, he once bombed 30+ points in 4 consecutive games, including 30+ triple-doubles in 3 games, which made people see the return of the "Rocket Deng", which is also an exclamation Once Irving returns, the Big Three Nets will be invulnerable.
However, Harden has been in a slump in the last three games, and has scored less than 20 consecutive points:
Against bucks: 6-of-15 for 15+9+7 with 5 turnovers.
Against the Pacers: 5-of-12 for 18+5+6, 1 turnover.
Against the Grizzlies: 5-of-14 to 19+4+8, 5 turnovers.
Harden has not only scored less than 20 points in three consecutive games, but also shot less than 50% of the shots in five consecutive games, but Harden has been affected after Irving's return. Even though Irving has only played one game so far, Harden has not been able to regain the heroic state of the previous single-core team, which is undoubtedly another problem for Nash.
The Nets' big three have been together in the past two seasons, playing only 15 games in total, and achieving a record of 12 wins and 3 losses with a winning rate of 80%, but there is no doubt that the overall run-in is still insufficient. The Nets have repeatedly lost to strong teams, especially the teams facing the top four in the East and West this season, it is difficult to win, and it is also a wake-up call for the Nets.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)