Is Durant's ouster nothing? Two consecutive anomalies to reflect, the Nets should ask Irving to return to the team?
Original Author: Good Fire
In the first half of the Nets home game against the Pistons, Durant shot 8 of 11, cut 19 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, leading the Nets to lead the Pistons by 15 points; at that time, I saw many netizens say that Durant's state was hot, I was a little confused, Durant's state is just a basic operation, nothing hot; it is really not surprising that he cut 19 points at halftime, he is Durant! At halftime, I also had a little "daydream" dreaming that Durant scored 19 points in the third quarter and then clocked in three quarters.
But Durant soon did something that "shocked the audience" and broke my "daydream."
With 3 and a half minutes left in the third quarter, Durant elbowed Olynek vigorously, and the referee sentenced Durant to a second-degree malicious foul after replay, directly expelling him; at that time, I saw many netizens "fanning the flames", slamming Durant for playing dirty, and finally being caught; netizens Such a point of view, I completely disagree, Durant has been playing cleanly, not the kind of player who will deliberately hurt the opponent, if you don't believe it, look at the 3 things that happened in the follow-up.
First of all, after the referee made the penalty, Durant was smiling, worthy of the frank Du Xiaoshuai; I believe that people who see Durant's smile understand that he did not mean it, just ask a player with dirty style can have such a smile?
Secondly, after Durant was expelled, Harden led the team to play an 11-0 attack wave, which can be said to completely destroy the opponent's psychological defense line; so it seems that the Nets can still crush the opponent in strength in the absence of Durant, and Durant does not need to engage the opponent through non-basketball actions.
Finally, in an interview, when Durant talked about harden leading the team to play an 11-0 attack wave after his expulsion, Durant said: "Here is my share of credit, I ignited the team, this is the reason why the team played 11-0, I ignited the live fans and the whole team by being sent off. From this remark, it can be seen that Durant really has no "bad heart", is really concerned about the feelings of fans, and will not deliberately do behavior that fans hate.
In this way, Durant was expelled, it is really not a big deal, I see Durant with this special way to "punch the clock in the third quarter", it is also good to take a break; but coupled with the expulsion in this game, Durant has had two consecutive "abnormal situations", how to say this?
In the last Game of the Nets against the Pacers, Durant held the ball and hit it quickly, and after being fouled by the opponent, he vigorously smashed the ball in the direction of the basket, and the result was that the basketball smashed into the audience; according to the NBA regulations, throwing the ball to the fans was to be expelled on the spot; fortunately, the referee only gave a first-degree foul at the time, and the referee, after reviewing the video after the game, said: "Durant should have been directly expelled." Durant himself responded in a post-game interview with the Pacers: "I shouldn't have done that, I didn't know what I was thinking. ”
Durant is the NBA's historical scoring machine, has always been known for stability and efficiency, this "don't know what you're thinking" situation against the Pacers is very unusual, plus the elimination of the game against the Pistons, has been two consecutive "abnormal", why is this so?
Although I have not yet contacted Durant to talk about this matter, nor do I plan to contact him, according to my observations of Du Xiaoshuai over the years: Durant is probably tired and wants to rest, after all, he is a person who has broken his tendon; at the same time, I think that the Nets can easily relieve Durant's pressure by inviting Owen back.
Last season, Durant only played 35 games, and the Nets still made it to the playoffs. Because Harden and Irving support the regular season, Durant can take care of his body carefully; look at this season, Harden has just struggled out of the "quagmire" of the league restricting fouls, and Irving has been banned from playing all games by the Nets owner. I reckon Durant's subconscious was tired at the thought of the long regular season.
At present, New York City regulations limit Irving's home games to the Nets, but most cities do not have such restrictions, which means that Irving can play most of the away games; if the Nets ask Irving to return, I believe that Irving, who loves basketball, will cherish the opportunity.
In this way, Durant only needs to play home with Harden, and Irving and Harden go to play away, such a relaxed game situation, Durant can stay healthy and enter the playoffs to kill four parties; you have to ask Harden to play all the time, okay?
I don't think I need to worry about Harden at all, if the beard feels tired, do some relaxation exercises after the game, it is best to go to Houston, a familiar place, the relaxation effect is better.
Do you think Durant needs Irving to return to the team to share the pressure?
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