Here's about it, yesterday in the regular season, the Nets won 120-105 at home to the Pelicans, the game process is not too suspenseful, the Nets led the opponent by 10 points in the first quarter, the half-time difference has expanded to 28 points, after winning this victory, the Nets record is 27-15, continuing to rank second in the East.
Winning should have been fun, but in this game, Durant suffered an injury - in a defensive round in the second quarter, Durant, who had just played, was accidentally bumped by teammate Brown and hit his left knee.
Durant almost fell down at that time, Nash also quickly replaced him, and finally Durant limped off the court, before leaving, Durant only took one session to get 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 1 steal.
Then today, the Nets officially updated Durant's injury situation - according to the MRI results, Durant suffered a sprain of the medial collateral ligament of the left knee, and after a period of recovery, Durant is expected to recover to his best condition.
Espnon then added that the Nets were optimistic inside that Durant could make a comeback after 4-6 weeks of rehabilitation.
It's a bit of a shame, after all, Durant has played the MVP level performance.
So far this season, Durant has played in a total of 36 games, averaging 36.5 minutes per game, 29.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 0.9 blocks, shooting 52.0%/37.2%/89.4% of the three shots, and the true shooting rate is 62.6%, and currently in the scoring list, Durant's name is at the top of the list.
In addition to being efficient and prolific, Durant also has the advantage that he has been very stable, before the injury, Durant has scored more than 25 points in 12 consecutive games, 34 of the total 35 games have scored more than 20 points, and the only one that has not arrived is just 19 points, which is a trait that many top scorers can't have.
The data can prove durant's importance:
— When Durant was on the floor, the Nets scored 112.9 points per 100 possessions, a net 4.5 points over their opponents
— Durant is not on the floor, and the Nets can only score 107.3 points per 100 possessions, netting 0.9 points against their opponents
Durant played in 36 games, the Nets record 24 wins and 12 losses (75% win rate), Durant missed 6 games, the Nets record 3 wins and 3 losses (50%), in addition, Durant's VORP value (irreplaceable value) also reached 3.1, the league is only less than Jokic, Alphabet Brother two less.
With an excellent record coupled with excellent statistics, Durant is undoubtedly one of the popular candidates for MVP this season, and he has also been ranked first in the MVP list several times before, but this injury is likely to make him withdraw from the MVP competition and miss the scoring king and a team.
It is not an exaggeration, Durant has suffered a similar injury in 2017, when he also sprained his left knee, and then rested for more than 1 month and 19 games, considering the Nets' emphasis on injuries, he may miss out for a longer time, which basically means that he will not qualify for the next All-Star Game (February 21).
According to Rondo's terms (he must play 70% of the games to get into the statistics), Durant has to play at least 58 games this season to enter the statistics rankings, he has now taken 6 breaks, and if he misses more than 18 games, then even if he averages first points per game, he may not be the top scorer.
It should be said that the MVP and a squad of selections do not have the hard rules of the Rondo clause, but the number of appearances is obviously a consideration, as far as this season is concerned, Alphabet Brother, Jokic, Curry, DeRozan, Embiid are all MVP candidates, and in the best team selection, Alphabet Brother, James, and DeRozan will also be Durant's competitors.
Speaking of the Nets, Durant's injury is obviously a blow to the Nets, but unfortunately, there are some good fortunes:
1, Durant's injury is not serious to the level of season reimbursement, and he will definitely be able to come back before the playoffs
2. Durant's absence last season, Irving and Harden played together, the Nets record 16 wins and 3 losses
3. The Nets have 11 of their next 14 games on the road, and Irving can play
Back to Durant, can not participate in the All-Star, may miss the MVP, scoring king and a natural regret, but for Durant, he has long since not needed these personal honors to prove his greatness, I hope he returns to the court as soon as possible, how to relieve worries, only Du Kang.