In a game with the Nets that just ended not long ago, the Nets took a 12-point lead in the first half, of which Irving scored 22 points in the first half, which was his best performance since his comeback against the Pacers in January, Harden also had a good performance, including 4 assists in the second quarter, although the two performed so well, but it was not them who really gave the Nets an advantage, but Aldridge! He scored 19 points in the first half of the game, and although he came off the bench, he contributed a lot more than the starters.
However, the double-digit lead made the Nets waste all in the second half, and the Wizards briefly chased the score to only one point in the fourth quarter, when it was Aldridge who stepped forward, and with 2:09 left in the fourth quarter, Aldridge staged the iconic interior back-to-back single to help the Nets lead 117-111. With 44.7 seconds left, Aldridge made another foul and hit two free throws to help the Nets seal the win 119-115. If there is no Aldridge in this game, the Nets are expected to lose consecutively, this is the real giant, the last quarter to turn the tide, the whole game contributed 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, attack and defense!
After Durant was sidelined due to injury, Aldridge's tactical status was higher, and he also repaid Nash's trust with excellent performances, this game Nash did not use Griffin at all, he let Aldridge appear for 32 minutes and 6 seconds, completely with the core status of the demand for him. Today's Nets should be very fortunate that there is such a good interior line in the team, Aldridge once chose to retire last season due to heart problems, but this season he still continues to stick to his career and the first choice is to return to the Nets.
As an important firepower on the bench, he and Mills are known as the Fourth Big Of the Nets, sometimes Mills tries to save the team, and this time it is Aldridge who saves the team. Nash should be thankful that he still has two such good cards in his hand to play. Now that Durant is out of the squad due to injury, Mills is in the starting lineup, and the only person on the bench who can be relied on is Aldridge. And he also got the right to fire in the second team, although the age has increased, but as a technical stream, Aldridge still has the starting strength and is fully qualified to be a tackler on the bench.
But the Nets can't win with a single bench player, so why did the double-digit lead disappear in the fourth quarter? This is not a player's problem at all, but Nash's problem, Ou Wenming can play more, but in the fourth quarter, Harden led the team alone, until the score was caught up, he did not know that he could not catch up with Irving, his problem is bigger than the player!