{"id":389761,"date":"2022-01-05T07:50:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T04:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kyrie-irvings-nets-return-may-lessen-patty-mills-3-point-load\/"},"modified":"2022-01-05T07:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T04:50:57","slug":"kyrie-irvings-nets-return-may-lessen-patty-mills-3-point-load","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kyrie-irvings-nets-return-may-lessen-patty-mills-3-point-load\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kyrie Irving&#8217;s Nets return may lessen Patty Mills&#8217; 3-point load"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Kyrie Irving&#8217;s Nets return may lessen Patty Mills&#8217; 3-point load<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kyrie Irving is available to rejoin the Nets\u2019 lineup in their remaining road slate, beginning Wednesday night at Indiana, perhaps lessening the burden on veteran guard Patty Mills \u2014 at least in those <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s \u2014 to fire away so much from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p>With Irving gone all season due to COVID-19 vaccination issues, Mills mostly has emerged as the Nets\u2019 No. 3 offensive option from the outside, after stars Kevin Durant and James Harden, since Joe Harris (ankle surgery) was sidelined in November.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old Mills has posted a career-best 13.8 points per game in his first season with the Nets, but missed all six of his shot attempts (five from long distance) and didn\u2019t score in 30 minutes in Monday\u2019s loss to Memphis, the Nets\u2019 third consecutive defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s put a heavy burden on him, and outside of Kevin and James, he\u2019s our leading shooter without Joe, so he\u2019s had a heavy burden,\u201d coach Steve Nash said of Mills. \u201cI think he\u2019s a little tired at times and that\u2019s natural. He\u2019s allowed to have off-nights but he\u2019s also, on top of the off-nights that everyone has, he\u2019s played a lot of minutes and had a lot of responsibility.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/newspress-collage-20717860-1641356972158.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving and Patty Mills\" class=\"wp-image-20717970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/newspress-collage-20717860-1641356972158.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/newspress-collage-20717860-1641356972158.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/newspress-collage-20717860-1641356972158.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving and Patty Mills<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP; Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMaybe that\u2019s caught up with us a little bit here, but that\u2019s just something that we\u2019ve got to weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mills, whose string of 21 consecutive starts could be interrupted with Irving\u2019s expected return, is shooting 42.8 percent from 3-point range this season, even after the five straight misses Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, Patty is one of our better shooters. We have to do a better job of making it easier for him and giving him easier shots,\u201d Harden said. \u201cObviously, he can make contested shots and tough shots because he has been doing it his entire career, but we\u2019ve got to make his shots much easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>LaMarcus Aldridge (foot) has been listed as questionable for the game Wednesday after sitting out against the Grizzlies. The Pacers were without Malcolm Brogdon, Chris Duarte, Isaiah Jackson, Jeremy Lamb, Caris LeVert, Kelan Martin and T.J. Warren due to the NBA\u2019s health and safety protocols Tuesday night against the Knicks.\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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