On January 17, Beijing time, the Nets officially announced the results of Durant's knee injury, according to the results of the MRI, Durant suffered a sprain of the medial collateral ligament of the left knee and is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks. Although there is no structural injury, no surgery is needed to recuperate, which is a blessing in misfortune for Durant, but for the Ups and Downs of the Nets this season, Durant's injury will bring a very big impact and impact to the team.
According to statistics, since Harden joined, the Nets have played a total of 113 games (including playoffs), while the big three have played together in only 16 games. It is worth mentioning that Durant's injury is very similar to last season's script, after Harden joined last season, Durant only played 35 games in the regular season due to injury, while at the same time, Irving, who loves to do things, is also stopping. This also makes it possible that although Harden joined the latest time, he played the most games, and due to the excessive consumption of the regular season, Harden was injured in the playoffs, which directly affected the Nets' plan to compete for the championship.
So far this season, the Nets are basically the same as last season, almost the same as copying and pasting. This season, Harden is currently the highest attendance of the Big Three, and Durant will be absent for at least a month, plus Irving can only play home games, which means that the Nets' responsibility of leading the team to ensure the record falls on Harden's shoulders. The most critical thing is that the state of the Nets this season is even worse than last season, first of all, the age of the Big Three is one year older, and secondly, Irving may only be able to play the home game even if it comes to the playoffs, coupled with the ups and downs of the team's state at the beginning of the season, the Nets at this point in time last season have shown the league's unique ability to compete for the championship.
In addition, although Harden has gradually regained his form in recent times, through the situation so far in the season, Harden's personal competitive state and ability are more or less declining compared with before. In addition, the Nets' roster is relatively weak compared to last season, and their dominance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends can only be regarded as the upper middle and upper in the league. Therefore, after the Nets officially announced Durant's injury, netizens have said that the Nets script is too familiar, and the model of last season is exactly the same, they are afraid to copy the experience of last season, and finally miss the championship.
So far this season, Durant has averaged 36.5 minutes per game in the league,500,000 points in the league, and Hash has played 36.8 minutes in the league, even though both of them have suffered serious injuries last season, but the two of them still have a high playing time this season. Next Durant will be absent for a period of time, Irving can only play at home, Harden in order to help the team through the difficulties can only make a big package, the regular season is once again over-consumed, to the late regular season and playoffs, will undoubtedly increase the risk of injury again. The Nets want to compete for the championship, the Big Three are indispensable, and in the current situation, the Nets' championship hopes are much smaller than last season.