The Nets lost 96-106 to the Lakers at home and suffered a rout. In this game at home, Durant is out of the team due to injury, part-time player Irving can not play, and the Nets are left with Harden alone to lead the team. The Lakers have just ushered in the comeback of the thick eyebrow brother, and the strength of the defensive end has increased rapidly. Harden fell into a bitter battle, and once fought with the Lakers to the point of inseparability, but the end of the section was blocked, and finally helpless to swallow the loss.
Without superstar teammates and without capable players, Harden once again became the commander of the light rod. In the face of the Lakers' aggressiveness, the bearded man was full of fire in the first half, quite aggressive. As soon as he debuted, he assisted Sharp's breakthrough score, and then scored a series of personal attacks. In a single quarter, Harden shot 6 of 13 and 1 of 3 from three-point range, with 16 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, and one person dominated the fate of the Nets.
At the beginning of the second quarter, James made a slight effort, and the Lakers extended the lead to double digits. Harden had to continue to erupt in the middle of the quarter, and he cut points consecutively, barely biting the gap so that the Nets would collapse quickly. At halftime, Harden has already had 22 points, 7 boards and 5 assists, and he has seen three doubles for the first time. But the Nets' crazy offensive rebounds, which trailed by nearly 10 points, also became a huge hidden danger.
Easy to fight again, Harden cut 11 points, 5 boards and 3 assists, and he has already scored 30+. With only three quarters of play, such a table is amazing, but the bad thing is that it is difficult to beat four hands with two fists, and the Nets have been in a dilemma of falling behind.
In the last quarter, the Lakers took advantage of the victory to pursue, and when Harden appeared again, they changed their defensive strategy, strictly guarding and chasing and blocking, with the first goal of forcing Harden to play the ball. Although Harden still helped the Nets score with his outstanding vision and tandem, the efficiency of his teammates was too low, and the team's mistakes soared, and the Nets eventually lost the game 96-106. Harden did not have a single shot in the last quarter, swallowing 0 points and 0 boards, and it was difficult to save the defeat.
Of course, Harden's stats still exploded throughout the game, and he made 11-of-24 shooting and 2-of-7 three-pointers to cut down 33 points, 12 boards, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. However, when the Lakers strengthen the defensive pressure and teammates can't give support, Harden is difficult to become a god, and can only be beaten by the surrounding group.
Without Durant, without Irving, only Harden is left alone. He's really hard!