Newly registered James Harden is rewriting the Brooklyn Nets record book

When the Brooklyn Nets defeated James Harden in a block trade with the Houston Rockets last month, it sparked all sorts of questions and jokes around the NBA.

Their common theme was all: how are Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving going to share just one basketball?

More than a month after the deal, Harden, Durant and Irving are all heading to an NBA All-Star Game, the Nets have the sixth best NBA record and Harden is laughing out loud and literally rewriting the Nets record book.

On the same day he was named an All-Star for the ninth straight season, Harden noted his sixth triple as Net (29 points, 11 boards, 14 assists) in a 127-118 win at Brooklyn over the Kings.

“James, I mean, clearly an All-Star player, all over the world has given so much to our team: leadership, play and scoring the ball,” Brooklyn coach Steve Nash told reporters Tuesday. “It’s great. We are thankful that we have it. “

After changing careers with Irving, Harden has become an unquestioned point guard and playmaker for the Nets, working at the same time to make his players better while also step up to take over games when needed.

Here are some famous numbers on Harden thusfar:

—The nets are 14-5 since Harden, they have won seven straight and are now 1/2 game behind Philadelphia in first place.

—Harden has now moved to one possession for second place in franchise history in triple doubles, just dragging Jason Kidd (61). Keep in mind that Kidd has played 506 career games for the Nets – and Harden has played 19.

– On Tuesday, Harden scored 18 points, five boards and 10 assists in the first half, the first player of the season, and the first net since Jason Kidd on January 8, 2006 at Toronto (second half, to Record 15+ points, five boards or more and 10+ assists in half, all Nets PR.

—20 helps in 19 games with the Nets – 3rd most in 20 games or less with a new team. He can move past Kevin Porter (221 with the New Jersey Nets in 1977) on Thursday against the Magic.

– In 19 games as a net, Harden gets an average of 25.2 points, 11.6 assists and 8.5 rebounds. He leads the NBA in assisting and leading the Nets in rebounds.

– The nets have three All-Stars for the first time in a season. Between them, the Nets trio was named to 27 All-Star games: 11 for Durant; 9 for Harden, 7 for Irving.

“For the All-Star Game, that’s always a blessing,” Harden said. “That means you are doing something right, that means you are playing well up to that level. You will never want to take such opportunities seriously. So I am blessed. I’m lucky to be a part of my ninth All-Star game. “

On March 4, All-Star Match captains LeBron James and Durant select the live squad on TNT, with James getting first choice among the starters and Durant first choice among of the refuges. It would be appropriate if Durant Harden were selected with the first selection among the reserves.

Meanwhile, Durant, who only played three games this month due to hamstring strain and Covid-19 communication detection protocols, is expected back before an All-Star break, Nash said. The Nets have four games to go before the March 5 breakout.

“We’re just trying to keep an eye out and be careful,” Nash said before Tuesday’s game. “We certainly have some sort of slow stuff in that regard: not putting any pressure on it, not trying to tear it back in any capacity and just making sure we give it the time. right to be more than healing, being strong and empowered to come back to the team. “

In Harden’s words, it could be “scary hours” if Durant returns healthy and ready to play at his All-Star level.