January 17, Beijing time, today is a Monday that many Chinese people do not like very much, and for the local people in the United States, it is the best Sunday of the week, and the NBA game is also playing today as usual. But for Nets fans, today is also a day of joy and sorrow. Because Durant's latest injury report has been released, the Nets officially announced that Durant will be absent for four to six weeks due to a sprained medial ligament in his left knee, which is undoubtedly a sunny thunderbolt for the Nets.
Because for the Nets this season, Durant is their most important player, the Nets without Durant simply can not beat any team, many times the Nets can win because Nash directly let Durant play more than 45 minutes. Now that the core of the team is absent, the Nets are even more uncomfortable facing the next game. But good news followed, and that good news wasn't necessarily good news for other teams, as the Nets were away from home in 11 of their next 14 games.
In general, other teams are certainly unhappy to face so many away games, because the state of the players will have a great impact on the state of the players, and it is difficult to play the real strength of the players in the away games. However, the Nets are a little special, because Irving is not vaccinated, he can only play in the Nets' away games, so the Nets will have Irving as an All-Star player on the road. This has also led to a significant increase in the Nets' away game strength, and not having Durant seems to be too much of a problem.
To be honest, although Irving has been back to the team for a while, there are not many games that Irving has actually represented the Nets, especially since the Nets have been playing home games before. And now, just in Durant's absence, the Nets have ushered in a series of away games, which is like sending charcoal in the snow. In addition, Harden's current state is still relatively stable, and the linkage between Harden and Irving is also relatively large, which at least ensures that in Durant's absence, the Nets will not lose too many games.
And according to the statistics of the US media, Harden and Irving joined forces last season and in durant's absence, they can still achieve about 13 wins in 16 games, which is a very good record at any time. Because Durant is still the absolute core of the Nets, in Durant's absence, Harden and Irving can play their scoring ability, but the two of them will not have much disadvantage in the face of most teams.
What is more noteworthy is that Nash has been criticized this season for only using Durant to win the game, and now that Durant is absent, with only Irving and Harden left, will Nash change his tactics? This is a good challenge and opportunity for the Nets, and if Nash can find the different chemistry of Harden and Irving, then the Nets can have more tactical arrangements in the next playoffs. Therefore, this time Durant is injured, it is likely to be blessed with misfortune to help the team.
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