On March 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. Today, with heavy news coming in, the mayor of New York persuaded the private sector to lift the ban on athletes and actors from entering without vaccination. In this way, the Nets' core guard Kyrie Irving can officially play in the home game, which is a welcome news. Durant and Nash looked very excited in the interview because they were one step closer to the championship. Everyone knows: When Irving participates in the game, the Nets' competitiveness will be greatly improved.
Why did Harden leave the Nets? Even if no one responded positively, everyone knew in their hearts that Irving's reluctance to get vaccinated was one of the important reasons. Now, Harden has only been away for more than 20 days, and everything has undergone a fundamental change, is it really playing Harden? Irving is at home! The 3 famous mouths mocked Harden, the 76ers official pushed the map in response, and the emperor was also very strong.
According to The Athletic Shams, Irving qualifies for his home debut next Monday in the Nets' game against the Hornets. So far this season, Irving has played 19 times, averaging 27.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 49 percent from the field, 43 percent from three-point range and 90.1 percent from the free throw line. Ou Shenxian, who entered the 180 club last season, continues with this efficiency, and this season is expected to enter the 180 club again. Of course, due to the small number of games this season, they are not eligible to be selected. But Irving's offensive efficiency is historical.
According to statistics, Irving personally holds the current record for the longest home winning streak in the league. In second place is the Timberwolves and third is the Bucks. That said, Irving's record at home is even better than other teams. According to Nash, Simmons is likely to return in the playoffs, but will not be the starter. With Irving playing at home and Ben Simmons likely to return, the Nets' championship hopes have been greatly enhanced.
When the news came out that Irving could play at home, Harden was the biggest topic of controversy. Just today, 3 celebrities came together to taunt Harden, thinking that his trading ideas were stupid and a short-sighted person. First of all, the famous A-Smith mentioned in the "The Pivot" podcast that Harden's arrival at the 76ers was a challenging task, and the fans here were very demanding of the stars and could not tolerate going to parties after losing. Previously, after the 76ers' home defeat to the Nets, Harden attended his friends' nightclub party overnight.
In addition to the American celebrities, China's top 2 celebrities have also begun to satirize Harden. Well-known commentator Wang Meng blogged: "This week! Ou Shenxian was unsealed... Catch the horse (drama)! What a season of horse grabbing (drama)! Another well-known commentator, Yang Yi, forwarded this Weibo and commented: "Dengge, Dengge, you said you were in a hurry...."
That is to say, these 3 celebrities all believe that Harden leaving the Nets is not a wise choice. Even to say, the Philadelphia 76ers are far less competitive than the healthy Nets.
For Irving to be able to play in the home game, Harden suffered a cold taunt, and the Philadelphia 76ers responded domineeringly. Just before the game with the Lakers, the 76ers official pushed a photo and captioned: Put into training! And it was accompanied by a picture of embiid the Great's training. In fact, this is also the voice of the 76ers: the emperor is also very strong! Embiid is always in the top three of this season's MVP list and is hopeful of winning the first MVP trophy of his career. Embiid, meanwhile, is also the second-highest average in the league, behind James. If so, who is the league's number one center today? Embiid is definitely the first choice.
The OK combination of Harden + Embiid leads the 76ers to have great hopes of impacting the championship. The Nets need not only a full-time Irving, but also a healthy Durant and Ben Simmons to have any hope of impacting the championship.