“I’m the MVP”: Harden once again ignited the imagination

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Although it has been three years since James Harden picked up the regular season MVP title, in the ‘old man”s head he certainly remains so. “I feel like I’m the MVP, it’s just the way it is,” Harden declared nonchalantly at the news conference after Brooklyn’s dramatic 11: 113.

Tonight (Friday-Saturday) the Nets once again had to make do without the injured Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving (missed a third game in a row for personal reasons), and in their absence Harden continued to take responsibility, recording a huge personal game that led the Nets to a dramatic 111: 113 in Detroit.

And these are the numbers that the ‘old man’ showed: 44 points (equaled his season record) by 46.7%, 14 NIS (season record) and 8 assists, as he swept Brooklyn to its ninth victory in its last 11 meetings. It was also his 29th career game with at least 5/10/40 – the most since the three-point era (1980). The league commentators also did not remain indifferent and Skip Bayliss tweeted after the show: “The Hunts continued to win without Kyrie and KD, Harden Returned to lead the race to MVP “.

Alongside Harden’s display, Blake Griffin’s return to the city of cars for the first time since the trade grabbed the headlines, and not just because of his great game – 17 points in 20 minutes. As a reminder, the forward has played for the Pistons for three-and-a-half seasons but has not really been able to make his mark, with many reports claiming there is a slump between the team’s players and Griffin.

Well, after a few minutes at the Little Caesars Arena she got approval for it, when both Griffin and his former friends showed what they think of each other. At first the forward hit Josh Jackson in the face doubtlessly. In the second quarter he got into a physical confrontation with Isaiah Stewart, resulting in Stewart being sent off while Griffin received only a technical foul. In the final quarter Sadiq Bay the rookie stood in his way, after the rookie was not left in debt after Griffin sifted through unnecessary words.

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