Halfway through the season, one of the things that the US media was most worried about was still here. Durant may miss 4-6 weeks due to a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee. The Nets are optimistically assessing that this recovery period can return to the peak. But during this period, the Nets may have undergone too many changes, and the entire team has ushered in the most difficult moment. The most regrettable thing for Durant is that his hard work for half a season may also be in vain.
– Impact on the Nets
When Durant scored more than 30+ points this season, the Nets’ record was 10 wins and 5 losses. When it was less than 30 points, the winning percentage was not as high as 30+. The Nets’ current usage rate of Durant is also the first in the team. One, 13th in the league. Except for the unexpected situation in the last game, Durant maintained a strong combat output ability throughout the season, scoring less than 20 points in only two games. Even in the victory over the Pelicans, it was Durant’s 12 points in the first quarter that set the pace for the team, and completed a single-quarter win of 10+ for the first time in the new year.
Nash himself once admitted that he used Durant too much. He said that the Nets would lose more balls without Durant, and he had no good way. Durant’s usage rate has exceeded 31 since he came to the Nets, which is even worse than the one-click destruction of the Warriors. As a model for returning from a ruptured Achilles tendon, this risk has been worried by many people since the beginning of this season. . In fact, Durant’s performance has shown a process from high to low throughout the season.
At the beginning of October, Durant’s shooting percentage was less than 50% in only one of his six games, two of which reached 70%. By November, Durant had reached a very full state. The Nets have an excellent record of 10 wins and 3 losses. Durant has only 4 games with a shooting rate of less than 50%, and at this time, Durant has 5 games with a shooting rate of more than 60%. The drama of the return of death reached its peak this month. At this point, Durant made the league’s first 80 mid-range shots, far ahead of DeRozan, who came from behind, and had a career-high 61 percent field goal percentage and a career record 59 percent in confrontation. In addition, Durant shot a career-high 57.3% from a distance of about 10 feet. As for the “long two-pointer from 16 feet to the three-point line”, he shot an epic level of 70.3%, ranking first in the league.
However, after losing to the Suns, Durant’s 45 minutes of playing time set a new season high and went from “full” to “saturated” and excessive. Counting the game against the Suns and entering December, Durant averaged more than 40 minutes per game. Throughout December, Durant’s shooting rate never exceeded 55%, which was the worst in a single month of the season. In 4 games, the hit rate was less than 50%. In fact, Durant’s physical condition had already begun to call the police at this time. After entering January, Durant’s physical fitness and state also declined. Counting the Pelicans game, Durant scored more than 30 points in only one of the eight games in January. It was also the season. Worst month.
The Nets’ reliance on Durant has been too obvious throughout the season, because Irving has been unable to play home games for a long time, and Harden’s performance has been ups and downs this season, leaving the entire Nets offensive burden on Durant. , In fact, when the Nets had the Big Three, the winning rate was the highest, 13 wins and 3 losses. Durant and Ingram met for the first time even in the past 1,000 days, because of injuries. Harden’s offensive firepower has declined seriously this season, and he can’t achieve the state he used to be in the Rockets. Coupled with Irving’s inability to play at home, the Nets now lack the most stable firepower, and the No. 1 position in the East is in jeopardy.
You must know that the Nets only have Durant’s shooting hotspot, which has surpassed the average shooting level of all regions in the league. Harden has the top five in the league in the number of singles and the number of singles made this season, but the ability to tear double teams A lot of times, Durant is attracted and made. Without Durant, what would the Nets use to make Harden break through like a duck? Looking at Durant’s long-term absence, it may cause the same effect that the Bucks did not have Antetokounmpo before, or even worse.
– influence on oneself
Of course, the Nets may not be in a hurry to let Durant come back for a while, and the home-court advantage of the No. 1 in the East is no big deal. But for Durant, this may be a very unfortunate injury, because once the No. 1 in the East cannot be maintained and the record declines, then Durant will not fight his life to impact the record after returning from a serious injury. Practice is conceivable. At present, Durant is only scoring 0.4 points more than James. According to James’ weight in the Lakers, he may not miss the chance to hit the scoring title.
Previously, Durant was a thriving player in the scoring list. At the beginning of the season, he was on par with Curry for a time, but then Reaper left everyone behind with all his firepower. However, the continuous fatigue and 12 points of injury before the injury brought The influence may make Durant’s scoring title not too reliable. Once the defense fails, Durant will regrettably miss the fifth scoring title. If he wins the fifth scoring title, he will also become the leader of the historical scoring title. Three players. The biggest influence is his regular season MVP selection. Durant actually had the strongest influence on the team throughout the season, surpassing Antetokounmpo and Jokic, but it is impossible after a long absence from the game and his return. Get into the fight right now, and Durant may have dropped out of the MVP race early. This season, the Nets have suffered many disasters, but all of this is not as important as Durant’s health. If Durant can return full of blood and the Big Three can join forces to win the championship again, then it will be a long time. I hope Durant and the Nets There can be a happy ending at the end.
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