After defeating Magic, Harden bluntly said in an interview that after Owen returned to the team, the Nets would be a more terrible team. This is not an exaggeration. Owen averaged 27. 1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6. 1 assists 1.5 steals, and his shooting percentage reached 42%. In the seven games he participated in, Owen scored the highest 37 points and the lowest 18 points. Except for playing the eagle twice in a row, Owen is very efficient in other games, and his scoring timing really seems to have reached its peak. When Owen will come back has not been determined. He has passed the isolation period, but the problems between the Nets and Owen also need to be solved. Before his return, everyone made it clear whether Owen wanted to leave or stay. Just say it directly, so that neither of them would delay.
If Owen returns smoothly, he may be prepared to sacrifice the ball right, and the Nets will be very competitive. If Owen wants to go, the Nets will build a team with Duha to reinforce other positions, which is also a preference for the championship. In any case, the Nets have only one goal this year, and that is the O 'Brien Cup.
Harden's passion for the championship has reached its peak, and Durant wants to show his death power to the outside world again. In the first game of their cooperation, Harden organized the attack and Durant focused on scoring. In the game between the Nets and Magic, Harden started scoring at the end of the first quarter, unlike the style of scoring for three consecutive years. Harden made a change.
Durant doesn't have to do everything. Before Harden joined, Adu had to control the ball and score. When Nash arranged five teams, Durant wanted to rebound, which was equal to a star and did three things. This usage is a bit too harsh for Adu, who was seriously injured. However, Nash couldn't help it. Dinwiddie is reimbursed for the season, but Owen doesn't play. The Nets can only win by Durant.
After Harden came, Durant smiled happily on the court. All he has to do is attack without the ball, and Harden is in charge of controlling the ball. Adu scored a season-high 42 points on 26 shots 16, with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. The positive and negative values were the highest in the team. I always thought Durant's greatest talent was scoring. In the Warriors' time, Cole would let Durant play inside, sometimes playing as an organization striker, trying to tap Adu's more potential and influence the game in all directions like James. Adu also did a good job. He had 5.4 assists in one season and 5.9 assists in the following season, which was a career high. Durant helped the Warriors win the championship twice and almost established the Triple Crown Dynasty. However, Durant is a four-time scoring champion. His type is different from that of James. His style is more like Jordan's, defeating his opponents by various offensive means. After the arrival of Harden, Durant will focus on the offensive end of the Nets in the new season. If there is no reinforcements inside, Adu will also connect with No.4 or No.5 to provide some defense, but Adu's main task is to score.
So far this season, Durant has averaged 30.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 0.9 steals 1 blocked shots, 55% shooting percentage, 48% three-point shooting percentage, 62.5% effective shooting percentage, a career high 1.8 winning contribution. Durant's assists will drop after Harden's arrival, but his score may continue to rise, but Owen will definitely share some of the ball rights after his return. Durant's average score is currently ranked second in the league, second only to Bill's 34.9 points, which is already 2.4 points higher than Lavin's. In the new season, Harden has fallen out of the scoring throne. His main task is not to score. Bill and Durant may be the players who have the best chance to win the scoring title. Bill has a better chance, but Adu still has a chance to win the fifth scoring title if he continues to exert his strength.
In the first MVP ranking in the new season, James ranked first, and the Lakers' outstanding record gave Lao Zhan a certain advantage in the MVP competition. However, will James, 36, go all out to win this award? With the deepening of the season, when the Lakers' record is stable, vogel will basically start load management. Wo Shuai also mentioned this strategy before, and will arrange some players in the team to take turns to play in some games.
Durant's own Nets have won three consecutive victories, ranking fifth in the East with 8 wins and 6 losses. With the increase of data and record, Durant's future MVP ranking should be improved a lot. As long as he is healthy, according to Adu's current level, he will be the favorite of MVP. Under normal circumstances, the Nets have a good chance to win the first place in the East and even the first place in the league. At present, the Nets rank third in the league in average 1 18.9, and 22nd in losing11. The Nets are obviously a strong and weak team, and the team may be strengthened in the future, and there are still vacancies. The Nets may be the second most popular champion after the Lakers. After Owen's return, the Nets will be stronger if he can lower his tactical position, play more offensive without the ball and devote more energy to the defensive end. As the leader of the Nets and the first star, Durant naturally has the opportunity to win the third championship and the FMVP trophy.
If one player can win MVP+ scoring champion+championship +FMVP at the same time this season, it may only be Durant. If it comes true, he will experience the greatest season of his career. For Durant, this is both an opportunity and a challenge. He complained that even if he won the championship, he would not be recognized. Now Durant can basically dispel everything as long as he leads the Brooklyn Nets to win the first championship in the team history (not counting the ABA league period). However, it is almost impossible for the Lakers' old Zhan to compete for the scoring champion. Take your time with healthy basketball. The strength of the warriors in Curry is similar, and the scoring ability of the letter brother of the Bucks is not as good as that of Adu. Judging from Leonard's data, it is unlikely that he will win the MVP and the scoring champion.