On January 11, Beijing time, before the Nets vs. Blazers game, the Nets officially announced that James Harden missed the game due to excessive stretching of his left knee, Ade and Joe Harris also missed the game, and the three Nets generals missed the game; so what about Harden's knee injury? It should not be serious, and the Nets, out of caution, let Harden truce a game.
Speaking about Harden's injury, Nets coach Nash said: "I think we are too cautious and expect him to play Thursday's game; Nash also revealed that Harden does not need to undergo an MRI examination, so fans can rest assured that Harden's knee injury is not hindered, most likely because of back-to-back combat on the road, the Nets are a strategy of Hugh Harden.
The Nets will play against the Bulls this Thursday (November 13), and the biggest purpose of hardening the truce is to let Deng ge recharge and prepare for the next big game against the Bulls; so far this season, the Nets have not tasted a single win against the top four teams in the East and West, 0 wins and 8 losses are too hard, the Nets have lost to the Bulls twice before; the next Game nets big three should all play.
So far this season, Harden has played in 34 games for the Nets, averaging 22.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 1.3 steals, and shooting 41.7%, 33.1% and 86.9% respectively; the next game against the Bulls, Harden is expected to explode, can the Big Three lead the team to end the 0-8 bad record?