Kevin Durant also began to miss the game because of the triggering of the safety agreement. As many as 22 players were unable to play in the Nets and Magic games. But for the Nets, which is now the number one in the East, Durant was absent from these games. The game may be a blessing, not necessarily a bad thing, he can get a buffer that may be the best time of the season to accumulate.
Previously, Durant overtook Curry to become No. 1 on the MVP list. In the past 4 games, he hit 150+ and caught up with Carter’s record in the 2005 season. He was truly alone in leading the Nets to hold No. 1 in the Eastern Conference. Leading the MVP, but what is behind this huge? That is the crazy use and consumption of Durant. Before Durant triggered the safety agreement, he actually had the willingness to rest. At that time, Durant’s ankle pain was a very bad sign. However, at that time Harden took the lead in triggering the safety agreement that game, so Durant had to play with injuries.
When Nash was questioned and accused of using Durant, he said: “You will lose more if you don’t use Durant.” This largely indicates that Nash knew that Durant had been used excessively, but There is no fundamental solution. Until Adu triggered the safety agreement, the Nets’ offense and defense fell directly to the bottom of the league when he was not on the court. When he was there, the team was indeed not at the same level. This is an indisputable fact. .
This season Durant’s average playing time has reached 37 minutes per game. The last time Durant reached this level was the season when Durant won the MVP. Even in the Warriors Cole’s one-click destruction mode, Durant did not play. In this way, you must know that Durant’s usage rate this season is as high as 31.8, which is much higher than Harden’s 27.6, and even Durant’s third-highest usage rate in his career, but Durant has not had it in the past seven years. With a usage rate of over 31, it was only 30.4 in the Warriors’ best season. Of course, this sign appeared last season. In the first year Durant came to the Nets in the 2020 season, the usage rate directly became 31.2.
The usage rate and the actual usage method may not be the same. Durant’s offensive and defensive responsibility is indeed much larger than that of the average person. The usage rate completed in the system like Curry, the relative loss is a little bit less. Durant is leading the scoring list this season, and is likely to win his fifth career in scoring and become the top three in history. He has shot more than 50% of the epic shooting percentage in all positions except the three-point line. But behind all this is the dilemma that no one in the Nets can stand up to help him share the heavy responsibilities. It also includes Harden’s invisible weakness at critical moments. This allows Durant to increase the number of double-teams and be violated. Round and the risk of injury.
In addition, Durant has also taken on the true inside line of the five small lineups many times this season. Adelaide’s mid-range shooting has made him farther and farther away from the basket. Millsap is quite old and Durant is on offense and defense. The barrier ability in the transition is more obvious in the Nets. Harden played against the opponent’s center in the low post. Durant also played it. This is not for Durant, who is not good at position defense. What good news, because Durant has given too many responses on the offensive side. Let’s take a look at why the thick eyebrows have not played the level of the championship season this season? Because the thick eyebrow injury has never healed, multiple injuries this season eventually led to the injury for a month after this injury, and the follow-up results are not known, which is likely to bring disaster to the Lakers. And Durant is a person with a ruptured Achilles tendon. Can he really stay safe and sound at all times under such a heavy consumption?
The Nets will play the Magic in the next three games. The Nuggets and Wizards are all opponents severely affected by the injury epidemic. They are now three wins ahead of the second-best Bulls in the Eastern Conference. They have enough capital to lose and adjust. It’s a good thing for the Nets to win the first place in the East and have home court advantage, but it doesn’t make sense to have the league’s first record without Durant. So Durant’s passive rest seems to be an opportunity for him to recharge. The Nets are not without other gains. Their young people have the opportunity to get more exercise. Once the Nets welcomes the full roster of Irving and the Big Three and stays healthy, they are still the biggest favorites to win this season, and protecting Durant is a long-term peace and stability. The Nets should understand this truth better than anyone.
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