Without Irving, the Nets' record is also good, but according to the statistics of a website, the Nets have played against the top three teams in the East and West Divisions this season, and in the absence of Irving, even Durant and Harden are basically all on their knees.
Irving's return from last game helped the team's big reversal, but also caused a new question for many fans, Harden or Irving, who is more important? Maybe in today's game against the Bucks, we'll be able to find out.
On January 8, the Nets played against the Bucks, the nemesis of the Eastern Conference Finals, in this game, Durant has performed very well, the whole game, Durant shot 10 of 19, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and got 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Unfortunately, like James, when Durant was off the field in the third quarter, the Harden-led Nets collapsed, and their maximum point difference once reached 20 points, which also made Durant look weak in the fourth quarter, and when he was replaced early, Durant covered his face with a towel, and his face was full of frustration.
Why is Durant depressed? The most important thing is Harden's performance, whether he is on the court with Durant at the same time or leading the team alone, harden's performance is difficult to satisfy when facing championship-winning teams.
For example, when he and Durant led the team together, Harden repeatedly dribbled the ball 18-19 seconds to organize the attack, saw that there was no way to solve the problem, and then passed the ball to Durant to solve the problem, so that the pass of the pot also made Durant play very uncomfortable.
When leading the team alone, it is true that Harden's organization can help the team, but Harden ignored a point, when he leads the team alone, the team needs him to open the situation with points, but compared to the same dribbling more than ten meters Irving can always find the means to score, and now Harden is not caught.
Throughout the game, Harden shot 6 of 15, 1 of 3 from three-point range, and only got 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and it is true that Harden's stats look good, but like Westbrook, the team needs his points most, and he can't take it.
Yes, in the time against the strong team Bucks, Harden and Irving who are more important at a glance, for durant today, entering the playoffs, even if he is alone is not too big a problem, Durant needs to be his own bad hand or when the rest of the game, someone can stand up, and obviously this role, Irving is more suitable, maybe today's Harden is not the league's top ten players, maybe this way to play, Harden's big contract will also fly.
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