{"id":165685,"date":"2021-01-29T05:35:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T02:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-james-harden-kevin-durant-getting-even-better\/"},"modified":"2021-01-29T05:35:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T02:35:44","slug":"nets-james-harden-kevin-durant-getting-even-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-james-harden-kevin-durant-getting-even-better\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets&#8217; James Harden, Kevin Durant getting even better"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Nets&#8217; James Harden, Kevin Durant getting even better<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kevin Durant is second in the NBA in scoring. James Harden is dominating the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> as much with his passing as his points.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s the scary thing for the rest of the league: Steve Nash is convinced both of his superstars can \u2014 and will \u2014 get even better.<\/p>\n<p>Nash said no matter what kind of hot streak Durant is on, the four-time scoring champ is still trying to get completely comfortable. Durant is coming off an 18-month layoff after rupturing his Achilles in June 2019, and even a brilliant 15 games doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s 100 percent back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously he\u2019s playing great offensively, he\u2019s still trying to get comfortable though,\u201d Nash said. \u201cThat\u2019s how good he is. He\u2019s just a walking bucket. He\u2019s out there on the floor, and he can fall into baskets just with his talent, skill, length, athleticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he looks great, he\u2019s moving great, he\u2019s scoring the ball well. I think he still has layers to go as he continues to feel more comfortable defensively, rebounding, rounding out his game, all the things that he\u2019s been able to do outside of scoring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Durant goes into Friday\u2019s game in Oklahoma City averaging 30.5 points, having topped 20 in every <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance this season, the longest run of his career. The Nets have won seven of the past eight games Durant has played, but Nash cautions there\u2019s still another comfort level for Durant to get back to.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ADL5508602579&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat confidence, just feeling comfortable playing basketball again after such a long layoff, takes time,\u201d Nash said. \u201cNo matter how good he is, how many points he scores, how many 30-point games in a row, I think he\u2019s still trying to feel it himself. And that takes time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t just not play for 18 months, have a short camp, start playing and feel it the first 10, 15 games. It might take another 10, 15 games. So, he\u2019s been remarkable, because \u2014 with all those parameters and things I just mentioned \u2014 I still think he\u2019s going to continue to feel more comfortable, more confident and round out his game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harden\u2019s improvement will only be partially physical.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"james harden and kevin durant are only getting better\" class=\"wp-image-17182014 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/james-harden-kevin-durant-nets-big-3-improving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/james-harden-kevin-durant-nets-big-3-improving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/james-harden-kevin-durant-nets-big-3-improving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/james-harden-kevin-durant-nets-big-3-improving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/james-harden-kevin-durant-nets-big-3-improving.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>James Harden and Kevin Durant<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He\u2019s been both trying to get back to peak physical condition and find his way in the Nets\u2019 Big 3 without stepping on toes or disrupting the team\u2019s chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>Strides have clearly been made in each area the past week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think both,\u201d Nash said. \u201cHe\u2019s getting comfortable with his surroundings, but he\u2019s definitely getting in better shape. That\u2019s important. He\u2019s just going to get better the more comfortable he gets and the better shape he gets. If [Wednesday] is any indication, he\u2019s going to have a huge influence on our team and make other players better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harden is averaging an NBA-high 11.1 assists, but the three-time reigning scoring champ admits he\u2019s been straddling the line of having to be more aggressive. Bruce Brown flatly said when Harden is in attack mode, \u201cWe\u2019re unbeatable. We want him to be aggressive. Sometimes he\u2019s a little too passive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a problem in Wednesday\u2019s 132-128 overtime win in Atlanta, with Durant (32 points), Harden (31) and Kyrie Irving (26 points) the first Nets trio to each top 25 points since 2015. But they\u2019re capable of making the historic routine, as they learn how best to complement each other.<\/p>\n<p>As the Nets build trust \u2014 Harden trusting that he can be aggressive without being disruptive, new teammates trusting each other\u2019s defensive help \u2014 they\u2019re confident they can get to another level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a great foundation is trust to build any great team. That definitely takes a lot of patience. Then we have to do it with sacrifice and compromise as well. [But] I\u2019m not compromising anything by allowing James to be James,\u201d Irving said. \u201cJames is going to be James.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy thing, whenever I\u2019m out there, is to complement him, and then the same thing with Kevin and everyone else. We want to complement each other well. So, envy and jealously as young men are definitely emotions that you can get caught up in, but at this point we don\u2019t want to take this for granted. 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