Last week, James Harden (32), the protagonist of a blockbuster trade, scored a triple double in his Brooklyn Nets debut.
Harden, one of the best shooting guards in the NBA, scored 32 points and 12 rebounds in 39 minutes 47 seconds in the regular league home game against Orlando Magic in the 2020-21 season held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, USA on the 17th (Korean time). Scored 4 assists.
Brooklyn beat Orlando 122-115 with Harden’s lead. In the 2011-12 season, Kevin Durant of Brooklyn, who worked with Harden nine years after his days as the Oklahoma City Thunder, scored 42 points, the most in one game this season. Brooklyn, who recently won three consecutive wins, recorded 8-6 this season.
Harden, who played for the Houston Rockies and publicly requested a transfer, wore a Brooklyn uniform last week in a four-sided trade that included the Houston-Brooklyn-Indiana Pacers-Cleveland Cavaliers. Harden showed off his unchanging skills in Orlando, where he first made a breath with his new colleagues.
Harden became the first player in the history of the Brooklyn club to achieve Treedle Double in his debut match. It was the seventh record in NBA history to score a triple double in the first match of the new team.
Harden scored only eight points until the second quarter, but scored seven assists. I tried to create a lot of scoring opportunities for my colleagues. After the third quarter, he led the attack by himself. He scored 24 points in the second half, including a unique step-back 3-point shot. In the 4th quarter, which started with 84-83 ahead, they scored’Ssangpo’ with Durant. However, harden made nine turnovers because his hands and feet didn’t fit well with his new teammates.
Reporter Bae Joong-hyun