On January 14, Beijing time, the Nets defeated the Thunder 109-130 at home for 21 points, Durant, Irving, Ade and Mills were absent from the game, Harden single-core led the team to play, the whole game played in 36 minutes, 22 shots, 7 of 22 shots, 3 of 11 three points, 26 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, tired to sit on the floor; after the game, Harden bluntly said that he was too tired and exhausted.
After the game, the Nets' schedule, Harden said: too tired, tired. Because of COVID-19, everything has gone too crazy.
Harden also said: "We don't go back to New York until about 5 a.m., then I don't go to bed until 7 a.m., and then we're going to play again at night. Harden continued. (Nets beat the Bulls on the road yesterday, back-to-back against the Thunder today, Chicago and New York are about 800 kilometers apart)
Harden also said: "The game after the pandemic feels like 'a whirlwind'.
In this game, the Nets fell behind by 22 points at most; Harden hit two consecutive three-pointers in the last quarter and led the team to chase 8 points, helplessly thunder counterattacked strongly, Alexander hit the Nets with a three-point shot to give up the game early, Harden went off 5 minutes early; the Nets fought back-to-back, Harden was physically tired and lacked rest, Dengge was really tired.
After the Nets' 21-point defeat to the Second-to-Last Thunder in the West, the record became 26-15 and fell to third in the East, temporarily leading the fourth-place Bucks in the East by only 0.5 wins; the next game the Nets played at home against the Pelicans, and then ushered in a wave of four consecutive moves, during which Irving could play.