On January 20, Beijing time, in the Nets' away match against the Wizards, Harden continued to play the role of the Nets' backcourt organization brain. Harden's career total assists continued to rise to at least 6,115 assists, officially surpassing the eight-time champion and Hall of Fame legend Havlicek's 6,114 assists record, rising to 36th in NBA history assists, and the current 6th.
The Nets have suffered another injury blow, and Durant, one of the Big Three, has once again suffered a serious injury and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. In this case, Harden and Irving need to take on more responsibilities, especially if Irving is still a "part-time player", harden has a heavier burden on his shoulders.
In the last game of the Nets' loss to the Cavaliers, Harden certainly contributed a quasi-triple-double of 22+7+10, but his fatal mistake in the last moment became one of the important factors for the Nets to lose.
Now that the Nets have ushered in a big battle with the Wizards, the Nets have won the first meeting of the season with a 14-point advantage, and the Wizards have been in good shape recently, which naturally puts higher demands on the Nets. Harden took on the heavy responsibility of the Nets' backcourt, especially using organizational tandem to activate the team's overall offense, and continued to play the role of the Nets' organizational brain.
With Harden having delivered at least 4 assists in this game, his career regular season assists have increased to at least 6115 assists, officially surpassing the 8-time championship and legendary Havricheck 6114 assists record, rising to the 36th place in the NBA's all-time assist list, the former being rocket legendary glider Drexler 6125 assists, and before that is bull legend Pipont 6135 assists.
As for the active players, Harden ranks 6th in the total number of assists in the active game, behind Paul with 10704 assists, James with 9903 assists, Westbrook with 8409 assists, Rondo with 7495 assists, and Lowry with 6318 assists.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)