The new season NBA has been playing for almost 3 weeks. In fact, looking at the rankings now does not make much sense. However, looking at the performance of some players who are popular for the championship, you can also find some clues. In fact, some teams are still far away from the championship. The Nets have played a total of 11 games this season, with 5 wins and 6 losses, and are currently ranked 10th in the Eastern Conference. The ranking is not terrible. The terrible thing is that everyone does not know when Irving will come back. What is the reason for him? Absent, the information revealed so far is not enough. Is it okay to just rely on Durant to lead the team?
Did you know? In the last 3 games Durant played on behalf of the Nets, the Nets lost all of them! On January 2, when they played the Eagles, the Nets defeated their opponents 96-114 at home. In that game, Durant scored 10 of 21 with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. All other teammates are not doing well! Playing against the Wizards on January 4, the Nets lost to the Wizards 122-123 at home. Durant missed the lore. In this game, he scored 28 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists in 8 of 15 games. Bryant and Bertans are all breaking out, and the Nets are only playing normally on Irving, Durant and Harris. Since then, Durant has missed 3 games due to the health management agreement. The most recent game against the Thunder was at home. After defeating the Thunder 116-129, the 18-point lead was reversed. Durant scored 11 of 21 with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. , Irving is not there, you can't expect Durant to do more.
It's not an exaggeration to say that Durant is the second player in the league today.After a major injury from the rupture of the Achilles tendon, after a year and a half of rest, after returning to the court, the first 7 games played on behalf of the Nets in the new season averaged 34.6 minutes per game, a new high in the past 5 years! He averaged 29.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1 steal per game. His scoring was a new high in the past seven years. This season, his two shooting percentages are 51.6% and 42.5%, and he can create 9.6 free throws per game. Durant with Achilles injury?
And you may not know how good Durant's advanced stats are. Offensive efficiency is 118.5, 17th in the league; net efficiency is 16.8, ninth in the league; true shooting percentage is 65.9%, 35th in the league; possession rate is 29.7%, 12th in the league; game contribution value is 18.1, seventh in the league! I tried hard to find players with similar rankings to Durant. There are two in the league: Antetokounmpo and Jokic. But to be honest, the two of them are still a long way from Durant, because for Durant, the Nets are a completely unfamiliar team, and Jokic has long been the core of the Nuggets. , and Antetokounmpo, that is the lifeblood of bucks . And Durant has to adapt to this team in just one month, and then release his maximum energy.
Before the season, the Nets were considered to be the favorite to win the Eastern Conference championship. How hot are they? Overwhelming the Bucks, Heat, Celtics and other teams, the league is second only to the Lakers! But that's really too much to expect from them, too much to expect from a Nets role player, too much to expect from Irving. Dinwiddie is out for the season, LeVert is shooting 42.7% and 34.5% this season, Harrison and Allen's numbers are basically similar to last season, but other than these people, the Nets may not be able to contribute more. much energy.Shamet, who was acquired from the Clippers, averaged 4.7 points per game this season and made only 25.6% of his three-pointers. Although Jeff Green, the former Rockets player, has a good hand, he has no tactical status. In the final analysis, all the Nets have The pressure is on Irving and Durant, and Irving is also an unstable factor.
Owen on the pitch has no problems at all! Averaged 27.1 points + 5.3 rebounds + 6.1 assists per game, shooting at the same level as Durant, but you never know what Irving will do next. Regardless? Will Irving retire if something uncomfortable happens next? No one is sure whether Irving can complete a regular season, not to mention that he has disappeared now. What should Durant do? Here's Nash , here's D'Antoni, they started trying to treat Durant as Harden , as James, yes, this is a risk for Durant's newly recovered body!
Yes, the Warriors were the championship before Durant went to the Warriors. But after Durant went to the Warriors, Durant also helped the Warriors win two championships. Originally, the Rockets had a great hope of reaching the finals. The finals should not have been a cruel 4V1, one-sided ending. Without Durant, the Warriors could save salary and recruit an All-Star-level player, but is there anyone who can match Durant's indiscriminate singles ability? Is there anyone who can compete with James in the finals like Durant did? Durant made the Warriors, but conversely, the Warriors made Durant.
Yes, in the Warriors, Durant can completely ignore the team's organization, and don't care if his movement will affect his teammates, because , Curry, and Klay are also sacrificing the ball and using running to involve The defensive players around Durant pay attention, and Green also shares the pressure on Durant on the defensive end. Durant only needs to play a key killer. And coming to the Nets, it seems that he has to take on more, and it seems that his partner is not so reliable! Although he is the biggest enemy of Lao Zhan's career, although he is still the top super giant in the league after his comeback, it is really difficult and difficult to win the championship and stand on the top podium by himself. Casual success.
