In last season's NBA playoffs, the Nets and Bucks' seven battles left a very deep impression on the fans, Durant's death made the Nets almost eliminate the final champion Bucks, super personal performance also made all Nets fans firmly believe that as long as Durant can maintain a healthy state, the team has the ability to break the wrist of any strong team, after the start of the new season, in the case of Irving's long absence, the Nets are relying on Durant's stable play, has been at the top of the Eastern Conference standings, But the team's recent state has a certain ups and downs, the ranking has fallen to the third place in the East, which is obviously the result they do not want to see, striving for a higher ranking will undoubtedly make the Nets impact the probability of winning the championship becomes greater, in this regular season, they encountered the Pelicans in the west, after the game began under durant and Harden, the Nets established a double-digit lead early, but in the second quarter Durant's injury left the court, so that the Pelicans played a wave of offensive climax in the third quarter. Fortunately, Harden stepped forward in time, relying on the quasi-triple-double he contributed, the Nets still won 120-105 over the Pelicans, avoiding a losing streak!
In the case of Zion Williams hanging up the free card, Ingram became the absolute core and leader of the Pelicans on the court, but in this game with the Nets, Ingram's personal offensive efficiency was not high, only 8 goals were hit in 21 shots, although he contributed 22 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, but the dominance of the court and the core of the Nets Harden were not a level of existence at all, which was also the reason for the early loss of suspense in the game.
Although the Nets won the game, durant's accidental injury made the Nets fans unhappy at all, and Durant only played 12.2 minutes in this game, scoring 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 4-of-8 shooting, but in the second quarter, teammate Brown fell to the ground, bumped into Durant, and then Death withdrew from the game.
Harden then became the main backbone of the team on the court, he also played a very dominant personal performance, 15 shots hit 9 goals, including 5 shots 2 of three-pointers, a person contributed 27 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists of the quasi-triple-double data, his super personal offensive ability, for teammates to create a lot of empty shot opportunities, and Harden can also pass the ball to teammates in a better position at the first time, and finally rely on the performance of the whole team of 6 people to score doubles, the Nets easily won a big win, Mills scored 21 points in the game, filling the void left by Durant.
After the Nets formed the big three luxury core lineup, their biggest shortcoming is the inside line, in the draft before the start of the season, sharp, who entered the league with the 29th pick in the first round, has performed well in recent games, and this campaign against the Pelicans' Valanciunas, Sharp's personal performance is still remarkable, contributing 12 points, 10 rebounds and 1 block of two double-double data, giving the team a lot of help at both ends of the attack and defense, if he can maintain such a stable performance, The Nets have a very high probability of winning the coveted O'Brien Cup while the Big Three remain healthy!