21 assists, 19 turnovers! Harden lost 27 points on the court and still want to trade Irving?
The Brooklyn Nets, who have won eight straight, are only one step away from the first in the Eastern Conference. James Harden once again demonstrated his unparalleled ability to lead the team. Kyrie Irving willingly became the team’s shooting guard and gave the organization power to James Harden. Kevin Durant can also heal his injuries. Don't worry about the team's record. In this game, the Nets have to face the Dallas Mavericks led by Luka Doncic and ranked ninth in the Western Conference. Porzingis ushered in a comeback.
In everyone’s opinion, the existence of Kyrie Irving will only limit James Harden’s personal performance. Even when Harden joined the Nets, many fans said that the Brooklyn Nets should trade Irving. Come in some high-quality insiders, only in this way can Harden's role be fully played, and the Nets can win the championship trophy. Therefore, in this game Irving is absent due to injury. Can Harden, who led the single-core team, really win without Irving?
At the beginning of the first quarter, Harden and Doncic, the two major scorers, directly talked about the sword. Doncic scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 6 of 9 shots. Harden also made 5 of 11 shots and 15 points and 4 With 1 assist on the rebound, it can be seen from the number of assists that the teammates around Doncic are better, so the Lone Ranger has a 12-point lead. Returning from the game in the second quarter, Harden made another effort and scored 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. At the end of the half game, the Nets managed to reduce the point difference to 4 points.
Irving missed the game, the Nets' 8-game winning streak ended! Harden scored 4 points in the second half and missed the first place in the Eastern Conference. In the second half, the Nets fell into a scoring shortage in the third quarter. Harden made only 4 points, 3 assists and 1 block on 1 of 5 shots. The team only scored 18 points. The Lone Ranger once again expanded the gap to 12 points. . Harden didn't score a point in the final quarter, and the Lone Ranger directly opened the point difference, making the game completely lost suspense. In the end, the Brooklyn Nets lost to the Lone Ranger 98-115, and the 8-game winning streak ended.
James Harden, who scored 25 points in the first half, scored only 4 points in the second half. He scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. I have to say that without Kyrie Irving, I only count on one James Harden. , The team is really hard to win. During the Nets’ 8-game winning streak, people attribute the credit to James Harden. Indeed, Harden played MVP-level performance, but during this period, Irving also averaged 27.1 points per game, the team’s highest scoring player. Was it just being ignored?
At the end of the game, the Brooklyn Nets had only 21 assists, but 19 turnovers. The offensive end was very bad, and the defensive end was also weak. The team only had 5 steals and 4 blocks, while the Mavericks had 12. With a steal and 8 blocks, the two defensive teams are not at the same level. The only thing that can be said is that for such a team without defense, it is not enough to rely solely on Harden's offense. Trading Irving is undoubtedly a stupid idea.
The 76ers upset and lost to the Cavaliers, the Nets would be able to come to the top of the Eastern Conference as long as they win this game, but such a good opportunity was wasted. Doncic scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Porzingis also had 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks. Five of the team scored in double figures. Such a victory is undoubtedly a booster for the Lone Ranger. I believe that in the future, Dongcic will definitely lead the Lone Ranger back on the road to winning streak.
