Are the Cavaliers strong? Their defense this season is among the top three in the league. Facts have proved that the inside line is highly and confrontational. If you are there, it is difficult for the opponent to find an angle to shoot. However, the Cavaliers' offense is the last three in the league. They are not inefficient offensively. They are mainly dragged down by injuries. Before the two small guards Garland and Sexton were frequently injured, their efficiency dropped. But even so, double kill the Nets in three days! In the first game, the Cavaliers double overtime 147-135 for the Nets, Sexton scored 42 points, a battle to become a god! In the second game, Durant was absent, and the Cavaliers beat the Nets 125-113 in regular time! This is really the three monks have no water to drink.
This thing is also quite strange. Before Harden came, Durant led the team to beat the Nuggets and Knicks back to back. There were 8 players in total. The Nets played well! After Harden came to the team, he combined Durant to play Magic with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists, Durant 42 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Playing the Bucks, Harden had 34 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists, Durant 30 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. One monk carried water to drink, two monks carried water to drink, and three monks got together and had no water to drink. In the first two games with the Cavaliers, Harden played 51 minutes and scored 21 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in 6 of 14 games. In the second game, Harden played 37 minutes and scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists in 6 of 14 games. Not overly 14 shots, but after coming to the Nets, he averaged more than 12 assists per game!
Yes, on the surface, when Harden and Durant were there, the Nets played well, and Irving would not work, so blame Irving! Irving did his best in these two games. In the first game, he scored 37 points on 15-for-28, and scored 38 points on 14-of-24 in the second game. The shooting rate remained stable at about 55%. Isn't that satisfied? Want to trade for Capella with Irving? Or use Irving to trade the league's high-quality insiders? Of course, the Nets are also in action, signing the block madman, former Knicks player Pellet, and there is news that they may pursue McGee. Can such role players solve the problem? For example, if the Nets have a shortest board gap of 1 meter, even if they get McGee, they can make up for a maximum of 30 cm to face the 76ers led by Embiid, the Green Army who likes to attack inside, and Brother Antetokounmpo. The Heat of the Bucks and strikers,By McGee? Stop it, McGee is just a basic salary.
Obviously, the Nets want to stand on top of the Eastern Conference and want to break their wrists with the Lakers and Clippers winners in the Finals. The inside problem must be solved! This is also the problem. The point is that the Nets now want to change for high-quality players and have no chips! In the two games with the Cavaliers, why did Harden only make 28 shots in 88 minutes? In less than 38 minutes in a game, the Rockets can squander 30 shots! Not dare in the Nets? In fact, when there was Durant, Harden also shot and attacked casually. After adding Owen, he wouldn't dare? One thing is certain, Harden does not have the ability to score off the ball. Unlike Clay or Curry, he constantly uses running to pull the opponent's defense in a game. He was not allowed to catch the ball.
In addition, Harden’s possession of the ball is not the same as Irving. Irving is very aggressive. In the first two games of the Nets, Harden has been sticking the ball for half a day in addition to his own offensive layup Deliberately find the end point, find someone to pass the ball, and wait for someone to pass the ball. This is one of the reasons why he has a lot of assists. Of course, if teammates run, Harden will play the role of Warrior Green. If teammates are unwilling to run, then Harden will be wasting no matter how many passes. When he came to the Nets, Harden took the initiative to ask for a deal. If he has been playing singles, his teammates will definitely not be satisfied with him. So Harden created a selfless style of play in these four games, preferring not to score, but also to make assists in double figures.
It is perfectly fine for Harden to score himself, but Harden is not happy. In the first game with the Cavaliers, Harden led the team to play the connecting stage. He could clearly attack by himself and retreat by three-pointers like in the Rockets to break the triple-two defense. It is not that he can't shoot, but he is unwilling to shoot! As a result, the Cavaliers played 17-0 at the end of the first and early second quarters. He wants to create an illusion: I am not suitable for leading the bench, I am not suitable for the third star, you let me play the main force with Durant, I can average 30+ per game, and can average 10 assists per game.
Can't let Durant lead the team to play the convergence stage, right? So Harden and Irving can only choose one of two! Harden is too smart, he is now, on the surface, a victim of the team's roster change. But as the team lost, Irving's data swept away.Irving is the object that will be considered by the team, because facts have proved that Irving scores high and the Nets can't win the ball! Instead, the Nets played well when Harden and Durant joined forces. Right? Now Durant and Irving play the same way, Harden becomes a passer, but it's actually useless! Harden doesn't attack, who will double you? If you don't double-team, where is the vacancy? How to count on Irving or Durant to integrate into this offensive system?
After two consecutive Cavaliers games, Harden said: "I need to be more aggressive, but honestly, our problem is not on the offensive end. These points are enough to win the game. But we have to To prevent the opponent from attacking, we need to increase investment on the defensive end. The problem is defense." Don't you say, everyone knows that the problem lies on the defensive end, but to make changes, we must sacrifice! Who to sacrifice? Naturally, it was the one who dragged the offensive end and caused the team to lose. Irving broke out for two consecutive games and lost two consecutive games. Okay, awesome. Irving became the backer of the Nets' loss.
Don't bully Irving. In fact, you can obviously perform better offensively. Really, you said that the talent of the Rockets is not even close to the level of the Lakers. Now that the Nets' talents are close to the level of the Lakers, you should have done better, right?
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