As Kevin Durant’s Brooklyn Net’s ‘Big Three’, James Harden and Kiri Irving continue their work of building their court-to-court chemistry, Irving and Harden had a brief conversation in practice this week to clarify their roles.
“We’ve established that maybe four days ago,” Irving said after the Nets’ 134-117 win over Golden State Warriors on Saturday. “I just looked at him, and I said, ‘You’re a point guard and I’m going to play shooting guard.’ It was that easy. “
Irving described the conversation as concise and factual.
Irving said, “It’s not a mystical conversation with us.
In Saturday’s game against the Riders, Harden had 16 assists, which added 11.3 assists per game average since joining the Nets in mid-January. He is the most helpful he has destroyed since the 2016-17 season, when he led the league with 11.2 assists per game for the Houston Rockets.
“He’s handling responsibilities and doing incredible work,” Irving said. “My job just makes it easier to just go out and play for free and just do plays.”
When Harden – the multimedia scoring champion – was added to the Nets mix, there was an overriding question: would a basketball be enough?
Harden discussed with head coach Steve Nash his willingness to play whatever role he wanted after arriving in Houston.
Against the Warriors on Saturday, Harden, Irving and Durant scored or assisted 100 points for Brooklyn. The trio played their seventh game together on Saturday – including last week’s matchup with the Toronto Raptors, during which the league’s coronavirus protocols dropped Yankee from the Durant floor early.
His record is 5-2 at once, including a loss to the Raptors who were unable to finish Durant.
“I came to this team knowing that they have two special scores in this team.” “Obviously, I score when I need to, but as long as I’m involved with everyone and as long as (Irving) is getting the shot he wants, KD will get the shot he wants, he’s very efficient. Aggressive. That’s not the problem for us, we can lie; it feels defensive. We feel like we’re getting in rhythm late. We keep it going. “
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