Following the last home win over the Bulls in the East, the Nets welcomed the Thunder at the bottom of the West at their home court. Due to the average strength of the other side, the Nets chose to be absent in this battle, such as Durant, Mills, Aldridge and others, but Harden still chose to play in this back-to-back game. In this game, Harden ushered in his own milestone night, with a total of 4456 career three-pointers, and tied Ray Allen in the first place in NBA history. Although this record is embarrassing, the players who can make the list are all historical, and Harden is no exception.
Harden's form has recently recovered, and the average per game has reached 22.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 9.9 assists, which is much higher than before the start of the season. In this game, the single core faced the Thunder, handed over 26 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, and the data column was all filled, which can be said to be an offensive and defensive integration. But the Nets still lost by 21 points, there is no way, the team's talent is really limited. With the exception of Harden and Brown, the other three new fans can't even name the starting players.
Although Harden has been in good shape recently, his offensive efficiency is still quite low, the three three-point shots hit today were exchanged for 11 three-point shots, and the overall shooting rate was 7 of 22, which has not yet reached the level of the Rockets, but the damage to the interior is quite tough. Harden can be said to be the most important link in the Big Three, as the team's only ball control core, the team's tandem is completely dependent on Harden, only he can find the status of the Nets can go further.
But although the efficiency of this game is not very high, Harden really did not have to go dark. After all, just returned from injury, back-to-back games chose to continue to play and did not choose to rest, this is Harden's attitude to the game. Fans have always questioned Harden's attitude to the game, such as passively defending in the playoffs, completely ignoring the supervision of teammates. Harden, now 32, knows that the championship is hard to come by. After coming to the Nets, Harden always regarded himself as a third man, and he really sacrificed a lot for the team. If it is still the past style of play, Durant will definitely not be so comfortable.
There is no way to change the inefficiency, you have to adapt to it from game to game, but the attitude of the stadium and the efficient defense will give the team a great encouragement. As the leader of the team, they have taken the lead in this way, and the other players will definitely fight very hard. It doesn't really matter if the game is won or lost, but the attitude is far more important than the outcome of the game, and when Harden gets serious, as he himself said, it is definitely a "scary moment"!