The Nets today won 120-105 over the Pelicans.
In the absence of Irving and Durant's injury, Harden played 40 minutes, shooting 9-of-15, including 2-of-5 from three-point range and 7-of-8 from the free throw line, with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists, leading the Nets to victory.
In the last four games, Harden has performed well, averaging 26 points, 7.2 rebounds and 13 assists per game. Among them, he had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists against the Pelicans, 26 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists against the Thunder, 25 points, 7 rebounds and 16 assists against the Bulls, and 26 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists against the Spurs.
Since the return of the Christmas war, Harden's personal performance has also been very strong, averaging 27 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists per game, but unfortunately the Nets' record is not very good, only 6 wins and 5 losses.
In today's game, Harden reached two major milestones at the same time, namely, the career three-pointer iron number surpassed Ray Allen to rise to the first place in history, and the career free throw number surpassed Dantley to rise to the tenth in history.
For Harden, it's only a matter of time before the three-pointer surpasses Ray Allen, just as it is only a matter of time before Curry's three-point shooting surpasses Ray Allen. Of course, Harden's three-point shooting is not low, it has exceeded 2500, and it will surpass Ray Allen in the future.
In terms of free throw numbers, harden is in the top ten of history, and it is expected to rise to the first place in history, and become the first player to hit 10,000 free throws. Among active players, Harden is also second only to James in the number of free throws. After being in the top ten in history, Harden is also on track to reach the 7,000-free throw milestone this season, surpassing Pierce.
Starting with the 14-15 season, Harden led the league in free throw shooting for six consecutive seasons, with a total of about 700 hits. However, after joining last season, Harden's free throw count has dropped significantly, and since he has only played more than 40 games, it is less than 300.
This season, affected by the new rules, Harden's number of free throws has also declined, but he is still at the top of the league. As long as attendance is guaranteed, Harden can still hit 500 free throws per season. In this way, Harden does have a great chance of surpassing Karl Malone (9787), rising to the first place in history, and hitting more than 10,000 free throws.