{"id":378520,"date":"2021-12-09T09:21:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T06:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/james-harden-could-be-next-net-to-get-rest-day-friday-vs-hawks\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T09:21:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T06:21:14","slug":"james-harden-could-be-next-net-to-get-rest-day-friday-vs-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-harden-could-be-next-net-to-get-rest-day-friday-vs-hawks\/","title":{"rendered":"#James Harden could be next Net to get rest day Friday vs. Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#James Harden could be next Net to get rest day Friday vs. Hawks<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>HOUSTON \u2014The Nets were down to a lone star for their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> Wednesday night in the Lone Star State \u2014 and it showed in a 114-104 loss to the Rockets.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant rested on the tail end of the back-to-back. With Kyrie Irving out indefinitely, it left James Harden with little offensive help. Starting center LaMarcus Aldridge also sat out for rest, and Joe Harris is still sidelined after ankle surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told them [the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>] have been really on me for giving them some rest,\u201d Nets coach Steve Nash said jokingly before the game. \u201cNo, I think obviously we know they\u2019ve had a lot of minutes recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they both wanted to play, but it was an opportunity to try to get a little bit of rest during this tough stretch. Especially without Joe [Harris] in the lineup, it puts more pressure on guys. We\u2019re just taking a chance and rolling the dice a bit here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They came up craps, trailing by as many as 20 en route to their second loss in three games.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/James-Harden-3-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"James Harden\" class=\"wp-image-20425027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/James-Harden-3-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/James-Harden-3-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/James-Harden-3-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>James Harden<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Harden played 41:35 on Tuesday in Dallas and another 39:19 on Wednesday night, his status for the Nets\u2019 game Friday in Atlanta is up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see how I feel [Thursday], and we\u2019ll see how I feel Friday. We\u2019ll just take it day-by-day,\u201d Harden said. \u201cBut yeah, it seems like the more that we rest, the fewer players we have, which is the tricky part about the entire game. It\u2019s something we have to deal with as a unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Nash tried some extravagant roster experimentation.<\/p>\n<p>Nash teamed Harden and Patty Mills with an all-defense frontcourt of DeAndre\u2019 Bembry, James Johnson and Nic Claxton, in a starting lineup that played its first minutes together. It was also Johnson\u2019s first start of the season, and just the fifth start of Claxton\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>Deposed starter Blake Griffin came off the bench with seven points and three boards in his first action since bring pulled on Nov. 22.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>First-round pick Cam Thomas had a career-high 18 points, while undrafted rookie David Duke Jr. made his NBA debut.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think although we lost the game maybe this pays it forward a little bit, not only with the rest for two of our starters but also some of these guys getting extended minutes and rhythm for the game,\u201d Nash said.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas shot 7-for-15, but he finished a game-worst minus-22. Only two Nets were in the positive: Duke and Mills.<\/p>\n<p>Duke had missed time with right hip flexor soreness, getting just a lone G-League game with Long Island before finding himself on the court Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t enjoy it too much, because at the end of the day I really wanted that win,\u201d Duke said. \u201cIt didn\u2019t really hit me like, this was my first NBA game. After five minutes on the court, I was like, all right, I\u2019m here. Now I\u2019m just trying to win \u2026 so I wasn\u2019t thinking about my first game then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter sitting down in the locker room I was like \u2018I just played my first real NBA game.\u2019 It was a blessing.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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