On February 3, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Nets lost 101:112 to the Kings on the road, suffered six consecutive losses, and the record became 29-22, continuing to rank 6th in the East!
The reason why the Nets lost today has something to do with the poor play of the two giants, if Irving's performance (5 of 15 with 14 points and 3 rebounds) is abnormal, then Harden's performance is simply a disaster! In the whole game, Harden played 37 minutes, 2 of 11 shots, including 4 of 0 three-pointers, no free throws in the whole game, a total of only 4 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, and 6 turnovers, plus or minus -21 The worst on the team!
In the first quarter, Harden delivered three assists for his teammates, but he didn't feel anything of his own, shooting 0-of-3 without a point, and the three shots were outside the three-point line, mid-range and under the basket. Before the end of the game in the second quarter, Harden finally shot a shot to avoid the embarrassment of not scoring a single point in the half. Throughout the first half, Harden had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists on 1-of-5 shooting.
In the third quarter, although Harden delivered 3 assists, he still had an outside shot that did not hit, and still scored only 2 points after the third quarter. In the final quarter of the Showdown, Harden's outside shots were continuously deflected, and then he assisted Mills to assist in doubles.
Four minutes before the finale, Harden broke through to hit a layup, but his feeling was not extended. Harden then assisted James Johnson on a basket shot, but the Nets lost to their opponents.
I have to say that Harden's state today is really bad, which is directly related to his hand injury. However, before the game began, coach Nash said that Harden's hand injury recovered well, which is why Harden played today. According to the schedule, the Nets will play the Jazz on the road on Feb. 5, which is another tough battle for them.