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Harden: Durant's long absence doesn't affect me and I'm going to lead the team to win

Ball World January 20, 2019 An NBA regular season game that ended today, the Nets narrowly defeated the Wizards 119-118 on the road in Durant's absence! Irving continued to perform well in this game, scoring a season-high 30 points and seven assists, and Harden had a quasi-triple-double of 18 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Harden: Durant's long absence doesn't affect me and I'm going to lead the team to win

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In the pre-match interview session of this game, Harden talked about Durant's long absence due to injury, Harden said: "It seems that nothing has changed, for me, I need to continue to lead this team to win, no matter who I work with, I will show excellent competitiveness." 」 I believe there will always be someone on our team who will come forward, everyone will contribute to win the championship, KD's absence is a challenge, but I am excited about this challenge. ”

Durant was injured in last weekend's game against the Pelicans, when teammate Brown fell to the ground in the process of defense, just pressed on Durant's leg, causing Durant to suffer a sprain of the medial collateral ligament, there is no specific comeback schedule, according to reporters, the injury is at least 4-6 weeks out, which is a huge challenge for the Nets, they need to continue to maintain the record in Durant's absence without falling.

In addition, Owen said in an interview that he would not change his decision because of Durant's injury, and he would still not choose to be vaccinated this season. For the Nets, if Irving can't play in the home game in the playoffs, it will be difficult to renew his contract this summer. With a record of 28 wins and 16 losses so far this season, the Nets are in third place in the East, behind the Bulls and Heat.

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