Kevin Durant & Kyrie Irving- 21-22 Thread

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Vs Pistons

KD

51 PTS
15 FREE THROWS (93.3%)
2 BLKS
16-31 FG% 51.6%
3PT FG% 50%

Vs Hawks
KD

31 PTS
3 BLKS
FG% 54.5%
FT% 85.7%

Harden
11 AST ( 6 TOVs)

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Vs Sixers

34 PTS
11 REBS
6-6 FT% 100
13-24 FG% 54.2 %
8 AST (4 TOVs)

Claxton

17 PTS
8-9 FG % 88.9%.

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Durant leading above average defences b2b seasons when he's on and without him they were one of the bottom 5 defences in the league.

2022 - 105,9 DRTG when he's on the court, +2,9 to the lg average
2021 - 111,1 DRTG when he's on the court, +0,9 to the lg average
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[Prokorov]

Kyrie breaks the game when added back in.

he provides elite spacing/gravity while also giving the nets a 3 level scorer who cant play on or off the ball. its no surprise the nets cruised to 125+ points for just th 2nd time this year (1st time was OT) after having the best offense all time last year.

but, the real huge thing about kyrie is in big games/playoffs he gives the nets 3 guys (KD,LMA) who are so elite in the midrange that it goes from a bad shot to an efficient one. it breaks most defenses philosophy of trying to force teams to take that shot.

Kyrie doesnt get the appreciation he deservces for being an elite 3-level scorer and GOAT level shooter.

last 5 years he is flirting with 25 ppg on 50/40/90

[Prokorov]

Kyrie breaks the game when added back in.

he provides elite spacing/gravity while also giving the nets a 3 level scorer who cant play on or off the ball. its no surprise the nets cruised to 125+ points for just th 2nd time this year (1st time was OT) after having the best offense all time last year.

but, the real huge thing about kyrie is in big games/playoffs he gives the nets 3 guys (KD,LMA) who are so elite in the midrange that it goes from a bad shot to an efficient one. it breaks most defenses philosophy of trying to force teams to take that shot.

Kyrie doesnt get the appreciation he deservces for being an elite 3-level scorer and GOAT level shooter.

last 5 years he is flirting with 25 ppg on 50/40/90

[GSP]

Kyrie breaks the game when added back in.

he provides elite spacing/gravity while also giving the nets a 3 level scorer who cant play on or off the ball. its no surprise the nets cruised to 125+ points for just th 2nd time this year (1st time was OT) after having the best offense all time last year.

but, the real huge thing about kyrie is in big games/playoffs he gives the nets 3 guys (KD,LMA) who are so elite in the midrange that it goes from a bad shot to an efficient one. it breaks most defenses philosophy of trying to force teams to take that shot.

Kyrie doesnt get the appreciation he deservces for being an elite 3-level scorer and GOAT level shooter.

last 5 years he is flirting with 25 ppg on 50/40/90

Nets transition and paint attack are kinda lacking without him. He brings both even tho hes a 6'1 guard kind of like Tony altho obviously Kyrie is much more talented

with that said i cant wait until this blows up in Brooklyns face this part time **** is so **** hilarious

[Prokorov]

Kyrie breaks the game when added back in.

he provides elite spacing/gravity while also giving the nets a 3 level scorer who cant play on or off the ball. its no surprise the nets cruised to 125+ points for just th 2nd time this year (1st time was OT) after having the best offense all time last year.

but, the real huge thing about kyrie is in big games/playoffs he gives the nets 3 guys (KD,LMA) who are so elite in the midrange that it goes from a bad shot to an efficient one. it breaks most defenses philosophy of trying to force teams to take that shot.

Kyrie doesnt get the appreciation he deservces for being an elite 3-level scorer and GOAT level shooter.

last 5 years he is flirting with 25 ppg on 50/40/90

Nets transition and paint attack are kinda lacking without him. He brings both even tho hes a 6'1 guard kind of like Tony altho obviously Kyrie is much more talented

with that said i cant wait until this blows up in Brooklyns face this part time **** is so **** hilarious

there is a 0.0% chance it blows up. its already been an enormous boost to the moral of the team. Kyrie is the most liked player on the team and he connects and lifts everyone up. you could see it on the court and bench and from the comments leading up to the game.

It allows Harden and KD rest in both days off and minutes while still giving the team a great chance to win every night. it also helps keep kyrie fresh and hopefully injury free for the playoff run. The nets will play 4 times as many games with the big 3 all playing this year vs. last year. so chemistry shouldnt be any worse then last year, when they looked like a well oiled machine once the playoffs started.

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They're top 10 defence :/ .

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They're top 10 defence :/ .

This is what I love about what Ben does. He doesn't just look at stats blindly. He watches the games too and the Nets do not look like a top 10 defense. They're giving up a ton of buckets at the rim and are benefiting from below average shooting on wide-open 3s while giving up a lot of them.

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They're top 10 defence :/ .

This is what I love about what Ben does. He doesn't just look at stats blindly. He watches the games too and the Nets do not look like a top 10 defense. They're giving up a ton of buckets at the rim and are benefiting from below average shooting on wide-open 3s while giving up a lot of them.

I disagree, they're looking at least average defensive team with their rotation; Claxton and Durant are good rim protector, Bowen,Bembry and James Johnson are good defensive players. Also, they benefit Harden and LMA in some schemes(LMA's rim protection, Harden's post defence). They have only Mills and Harris as defensive holes, even Griffin giving good effort on that as we've seen that in the Bucks series.

I wonder about Millsap, though. As some know, he was elite defensive player in his prime. If he will be able to play in the playoffs at least 20 mins, that would be a great upgrade for their defence.

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James Harden is the league’s top isolation scorer for the seventh consecutive season.'

#3 Kevin Durant

https://www.nba.com/news/harden-durant-derozan-lead-top-isolation-scorers

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James Harden: Whether this article came out in 2015 or 2022, the name at the top of the list would be the same. We have Synergy play type data on NBA.com/Stats dating back to the 2015-16 season – and Harden has led the league in isolation scoring every season during that time.

2021-22: 8.3 ppg (BKN)
2020-21: 8.7 ppg (BKN)
2019-20: 15.8 ppg (HOU)
2018-19: 18.1 ppg (HOU)
2017-18: 12.2 ppg (HOU)
2016-17: 6.6 ppg (HOU)
2015-16: 6.4 ppg (HOU)
Harden’s isolation scoring peaked at 18.1 points per game during the 2018-19 season when he posted the seventh-highest scoring average in NBA history at 36.1 points per game. More than half of Harden’s points came on isolation plays as Houston’s entire offense reflected the scenario I described earlier in Phoenix – get the ball to James and let him create.

Since being traded to Brooklyn, Harden’s isolation scoring numbers have come back down to earth a bit, but he still holds a commanding lead over the rest of the field, with OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranked second (6.9 ppg) and Harden’s Brooklyn teammate Kevin Durant ranked third (5.1 ppg) through games played on Sunday, Jan. 9.

One thing that has not changed for Harden is his ability to draw fouls in isolation plays. He draws free throws on 22.4% of his isolations – second only to Toronto rookie Scottie Barnes (22.8%) – among the 54 players with at least 50 isolation possessions this season.



Kevin Durant: Durant’s 5.1 ppg on isolations this season is his highest average and ranking dating back to the 2015-16 season. Outside of his first season in Golden State (2.6 ppg in 2016-17), Durant has consistently averaged nearly four points per game on isolations regardless of which team he played for: 3.8 ppg in 2015-16 in OKC, 3.8 ppg in 2017-18 with GSW, 3.9 ppg in 2018-19 with GSW and 3.9 ppg in 2020-21 in his first season in Brooklyn. Of the 42 players that average at least two isolation possessions per game, Durant ranks third in field goal percentage at 49.3%.

[feyki]

Harden's %80 of his points created by him ownself, he has had higher creation over the past years even than the names likes Westbrook and Iverson. But it was with being less efficient than only Curry and Durant.

His offensive impact was almost on the Curry level.

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James Harden is the league’s top isolation scorer for the seventh consecutive season.'

#3 Kevin Durant

https://www.nba.com/news/harden-durant-derozan-lead-top-isolation-scorers

If Kyrie had played all year he would be top 10 also