The Brooklyn Nets are the team that attracts the most attention this season except for the Lakers . Because they have three superstars in their lineup, Durant, Harden and Irving, plus head coach Nash, assistant D'Antoni, Stoudemire and others, this Nets can be said to be from players or The coaching seats are the top and most luxurious in the league. However, the Nets have only scored 9 wins and 7 losses so far this season, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference and tenth in the league, not even as good as the Warriors. Although Harden only played 3 games on behalf of the Nets, the current record does not explain anything, but you must know that their leader Kevin Durant has been included in the MVP candidate, if the Nets record Has been tepid, then KD may have missed the opportunity to get the second MVP of his career!
So far this season, Durant has played 12 games for the Nets, averaging 36.3 minutes of playing time, can score close to 31 points + 8 rebounds + 6 assists + 1 steals + 1 blocks According to 's data, the three hit rates are 53.1%, 46.6% and 86.7% respectively. As everyone knows, Durant suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury in the 19 finals, so he truce for more than a year. Durant returned to the game after 552 days this season, and the state he showed is still very amazing. His various drastic changes on the court and dunks are hard to imagine. Has this man really broken his Achilles tendon?
The average playing time of 36.2 minutes per game this season is Durant's highest playing time since the 13/14 season. That season Durant averaged 32 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 38.5 minutes per game, and led the Thunder to the second place in the Western Conference, and eventually beat James to win the regular season MVP. This season, except for points and steals per game, other statistics are higher than that of that season. This is enough to show that Durant can still maintain the league's top three standards after returning from a ruptured Achilles tendon.
The Nets got Harden in the previous trade,And Durant and Irving formed the Big Three, but the team paid Allen, Prince and LeVille for this. Allen and Prince , these two arguably the most lacking players in the Nets, can defend and grab, without them, the Nets' inside line is simply a stabbing! Faced with the Cavaliers today, the two are also the old clubs in the first game. Among them, Allen scored 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks off the bench, Prince soared 3 three-pointers and 17 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. It can be said that the Cavaliers can beat the Nets and their performance is also very critical!
Looking at the Nets, the Big Three basically played for 50 minutes, but the team still couldn't win. What went wrong? Judging from the number of shots, Irving 28 times, Durant 25 times, Harden 14 times, it seems that Harden sacrifice is the biggest, but from the scene, Durant is the least possession of the ball! In the first half, Durant was basically a spectator. He handed the ball to Irving for singles, Harden to organize, he occasionally shot two, the Nets were behind by 2 points. In the third quarter, the Cavaliers began to exert their strength. At this time, the Nets were not able to attack. They remembered that there was Durant, and then passed him a few pot shots. The latter was 1 in 5 in a single quarter and 15 in 3 quarters. 5. This is a far cry from his average shooting percentage.
In the last quarter, the Nets are already more than 10 points behind. Everyone is waiting for the Reaper to come forward and bring his shooting percentage back to 50%. In fact, Durant did it. After he only took a 2-minute break in the last quarter, he made 5 of 5 shots to help the Nets quickly narrow the point difference, but in the last 2 minutes, he couldn't catch the ball again. As a result, Irving and Harden had an operation, and the game entered overtime. In the first overtime, Durant came up with 2 of 2 and the Nets led by 5 points. As a result, Durant couldn't catch the ball again. Irving made various difficult wave shots and was tied by the Cavaliers. In the last 1.2 seconds, Irving kicked off from the sideline. Originally Durant had already reached a deep position in the low post. As a result, Irving did not pass for the first time, but hesitated. As a result, KD was pushed out by the defender. Irving passed the ball out, Durant turned over and failed to hit a difficult jumper, and the two teams entered the second overtime.
In the second overtime, Irving had another meal operation. Not only was he unable to attack, but also unable to prevent Sexton. In the end, the Nets were taken away by a wave. Throughout the fourth quarter + double overtime, Durant had a total of 7 of 10, and finally scored 38 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks. It can be seen that when Durant was 7-for-7, his teammates did not continue to pass the ball to him. By the second overtime, Durant's physical fitness problems have occurred. After all, a person who came back from a serious injury, you let him Playing for 50 minutes a game, it’s strange if you are not tired!
After this game, so far this season, Durant has played 12 times in 10 games with 25+ and a true shooting percentage of at least 60%, becoming the first player in history to hit such a data. This first record in history can be said to be dull, because the loss of this game is really too awkward!
As everyone knows, Durant joined the Warriors with infamy, just to compete for the championship. In the end, he got his wish, won two championships and won the finals MVP twice. But from the outside world, Durant It is standing on the shoulders of giants who pick peaches. It is the Warriors who beat James, not Durant! Even Chasing Dream Green said: We were championships before you came!
Leaving the Warriors to join the Nets, Durant has only one goal, that is to win the championship again, and as the boss, lead the team to win the championship. The Nets management also saw his recovery so well, resolutely decided to trade for Harden to assist Durant. And what the Nets management said to the Rockets is that except Durant, you can pick anyone else, which means that Durant is not for sale. He is the absolute core and leader of the team! As a result, the Rockets unexpectedly did not choose Irving, and the Nets formed the Big Three. However, often the Big Three teams have to sacrifice. At the moment, this person cannot be Irving. The latter shot close to 30 goals in the first game, which really interprets what is called the "Mamba spirit."
Durant is in such a good shape this year,Very promising to compete for the regular season MVP, and the team configuration is also at the top level in the league, they are also regarded as the most promising team to prevent the Lakers from defending. However, if Durant still sacrifices his possession and focuses on defense as he did in the Warriors in the next game, then his injury risks will increase again. After all, about 40 minutes per game, A rookie who has changed to 20 years old is not quite able to stand it, let alone Durant who is 32 years old and has broken his Achilles tendon!
The most important thing is that if Durant sacrifices so much and does not have the courage to suppress Owen, let alone lead the team to the finals and defeat Zhan Huang, even the Eastern Conference will not be able to make it!
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