On January 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Nets successfully defeated the Pelicans in the case of Durant's injury and departure, and in Durant's absence, Harden successfully provoked the beam, played 40 minutes in the whole game, shot 9 of 15, contributed 27 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and the plus-minus value was the highest +21.
In this game, Harden in the absence of the eldest brother Durant, can be described as both a father and a mother, while maintaining his own offensive firepower, but also constantly creating opportunities for teammates, and successfully led the team to win, proving his loss, and after the game, Nets coach Nash also talked about the need to take more responsibility in the case of Durant's injury is not yet certain: "It's difficult. He had to take on a lot of responsibility. ”
Harden mentioned his big brother Durant after the game, saying that the big brother was very tough: "He is very tough, I hope he will not miss too long." He will recover soon. It is worth mentioning that in the second half of December, when Durant triggered the safety and health agreement and rested for about 10 days, that time period was Harden alone, Harden led the team to play a wave of consecutive wins, his personal data is also back to the Rockets period, and now facing the same situation again, Harden should not disappoint.