Harden made his debut with the Nets and barely saw singles

james pitt
14 min readJan 27, 2021

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Harden wore the Nets jersey in the first game and won more than 30 “super triple doubles.” Not only did he repel the magician’s entanglement, but in the game, he rarely used his experts one-on-one. singles.

He has been playing pick and roll, passing, breaking, passing, rebounding, passing. In the end, Harden had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists. To join a team, you must have multiple “triple doubles”, but he is the first to have such a large triple doubles.

Harden realized what he said to the media the day before: “Sometimes I pass the ball to everyone.” He even said that Durant and Irving can sometimes score 10 times in a row, and he doesn’t care. This is the advantage of versatility. , Powerless.

To prove this, when he was replaced in more than half of the first quarter, he only took a three-pointer and missed a shot, but he has grabbed 4 rebounds and helped his teammates twice. Durant had already taken 8. minute. Harden’s first score came from two free throws 6.8 seconds before the end of the quarter.

Although Irving was still isolated, Harden and Durant showed enough joy. This excitement can be seen from his face and body movements.
I don’t know what the Rockets fans think, anyway, I still feel a little uncomfortable. When making a GIF, I clicked the wrong game several times and clicked “Rocket” every time. It turned out that this is a “Rocket Spurs” game.

If you are a loyal rocket fan, whether you started a business in 1994, 2002 or 2012, your mood must be very complicated. Watching Harden’s Nets debut is like looking at your ex-girlfriend, while others are holding hands while shopping.

But if they play basketball, if they are not happy, it is definitely not a good thing. Wade said: “Harden looks happy, there is no price for that feeling. Can he handle things more thoroughly? Of course! But we can’t. I am happy for this black man…”

Due to Dinwiddie’s reimbursement, LeVille was also replaced. The Nets actually didn’t have a real point guard in the past. Durant assumes the role of organizational advancement. After Harden arrived, the effect of revitalizing the team was immediately apparent.

Harris is the first beneficiary​​. He made 4 of 9 three-pointers. The three-pointer champion was emptied almost every shot.

Harden used his breakthrough technology to even let the magician emptied Durant.

Durant finally scored 42 points. This is his highest score after wearing the Nets jersey.

We have seen Durant provide 13 assists for the Nuggets, Durant provided 8 assists for the Hawks, and even Durant has not won the Wizards with 7 assists. But he only needs 5 assists in this game. It is foreseeable that Durant’s assists per game can be stabilized at four to five times, which is lower than the average of 5.8 times this season.

But he can let go of scoring because he doesn’t get a lot of help every time. After scoring 16 points in the first half, the Magic began to flank in the second half. This is the beginning of his passage.

In the fourth quarter, Durant shined. He played 6 goals in the first 7 minutes and missed the first until 3:28.

In order to win Harden’s debut, Nag broke his promise. He initially wanted to control the game time of the two big stars, and the next two games time was 40 minutes.

But the excited Harden seemed to have no problem. Everyone was surprised to find that he seemed to suddenly become slim again. When reporting to the Rockets and participating in the first few games, many media noticed that Harden appeared to be overweight, but Harden appeared on the Nets floor as if he had taken off a thick fur vest.

In fact, Harden still rested for half a minute in the fourth quarter, and Durant did not rest at all in the final quarter. They may want to practice in the game because Harden has never practiced with the entire team before going on the court.

On the offensive end, there is no problem with the “Big Three” team, which will only make it easier for them to score. Harden did have 9 turnovers, but that is why the newcomers did not practice together.

For example, he passed the air relay to little Jordan, but failed both times. The first ball was snatched by Jordan, he encountered interference in front of him, the second pass was in the wrong position and he missed the basket.

In fact, this did not affect the overall crime. The reason the Nets were bitten by the Magic in the first three quarters is that the key issue is still defense, and the defense problem is still in Jordan.

The Magic lacked players and did not drop in rankings until they dropped for 4 consecutive games. But Vucevic, the core of the magic, still exists. He can pass and shoot, but Jordan cannot defend him.

At the beginning of the game, Vucevic’s first goal was to face Jordan, and then he made a pick and roll for Jordan. His mobility and judgment of Včević’s position before the shooting caused serious errors. In this game, Vucevic scored 6 three-pointers and scored 34 points, while Jordan only scored 2 points.

In the second half, Harden took on a lot of defensive tasks, but Jordan was at the basket and his defensive ability was not as good as in previous years.

In order to attract Jordan to play, the Magic used this loudspeaker tactic several times in the third quarter, and Harden was not on the court. Jordan is not inside or outside.

If the same tactic is used three or four times in a row, it means that the Magic has captured the Nets’ weakness.

Jordan’s communication with his teammates in defense has never been resolved. Like this defense, when the horns were removed, he and Durant were attracted by Vucevic at the same time, and they sang the empty city within three seconds.

Therefore, Jordan was replaced and never played again. Nash ranked Reggie Perry and Jeff Green in fifth place, and the final 7 minutes was always a small lineup. This temporary rotation change directly led to Durant playing the last minute.

The Nets actually made a lot of adjustments to defense in the second half. The biggest change is that Harden can better protect the basket and protect the three-second zone. In this magic attack, Harden defended three people again and again.

A large number of defensive changes, especially Harden’s defense against Vucevic and his subsequent opponents, enabled Vucevic to score only 2 points in the past 3 minutes, while the Magic’s scoring trailed by double digits.

Harden’s arrival greatly reduced Durant’s defensive pressure in the Nets’ small team. Initially, whether it is a large center or a small lineup, Durant is usually the last pass to the basket. Now Harden often assumes this responsibility.

Harden’s debut was a success because he and Durant have a new mental state, but it is impossible to play a game like this for 40 minutes in the future.

Will Irving participate in Tuesday’s game against the Bucks? So far, neither Nash nor Ma have given a definite answer. What Nash said was: “I want us (talking) to be close, but I can’t provide the exact latest news.”

Chairman Ma also clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with Irving’s absence.

He said the team was disappointed by his absence: “I don’t want to elaborate on why he is not here. I have already spoken to him and will continue to talk to him. I hope he can return to the team and let him defend himself. We will Sit down with him (talk).”

Whether Irving will come back to join Harden and Durant, or will be asked to change like Harden, is still unknown.

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james pitt
james pitt

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