On January 11, Beijing time, before the Game between the Nets and the Blazers, the Nets had bad news, according to famous reports, the Nets have officially announced that James Harden missed the game due to excessive extension of his left knee, Harden's injury stop means that the big three can not fit together again, I hope that Deng ge's injury is not a big problem; in addition, Aldridge and Joe Harris are determined to be absent.
In the last game, the Nets narrowly beat the Spurs in overtime, Durant and Harden both played 43 minutes, so far in the season, Harden has played 34 games for the Nets, averaging 22.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.9 minutes per game, shooting 41.7%, 33.1% and 86.9% respectively; Harden single-core team has bombed 30+ in 4 consecutive games, including three 30+ triple-doubles.
However, after Durant's return, Harden's state has returned to the previous appearance, especially after the big three; today should have been the 16th combination of Durant, Irving and Harden, but now Harden is truncated due to injury, and only Duou can lead the team to play.
The Nets played back-to-back against the Blazers, even if the knees were uncomfortable, Harden really should rest and not play, hoping that Deng's injury would not be serious.
Harden is missing the Blazers, which is the fifth game harden has missed this season, having previously been quarantined for triggering an epidemic prevention agreement, missing four games; the Nets are currently in second place in the East with 25 wins and 13 losses, one win ahead of the Heat.