Harden, Harden! Luck never stands on your side

From the Thunder to the Rockets, from the Nets to the Sixers to the Clippers. Really, luck has never stood on Harden's side, and this refers to the luck of winning the championship. In the 11-12 season, the third young master of the Thunder has led the team to the finals. Although he failed to win the championship, the three young masters at that time were in their prime and should have been a time to show their strength. They had the opportunity to fight again next year and build their own dynasty. However, because of only 4 million, the Thunder management gave up Harden, who had just been in the third grade, and broke up three talented young people.

After coming to the Rockets, he completed his transformation and became a hot superstar in the league. However, I met the peak warriors, and even the cosmic bravery after the big brother joined. Especially in the season where the Warriors' best chances were over, Paul was injured and left the field at a critical moment. Although he was the first in the league to fight bravely, he could never cross the Warriors mountain.

For the sake of the championship, he left the Rockets, followed his elder brother and Irving to join the Nets, and formed a super aircraft carrier. It was the year when I had the most hope of lifting the championship trophy, but unfortunately I was caught by an injury again. Harden was covered with too many second-degree hamstring strains, and Irving was tragically plagued by letters. Even the longest two-pointer Aduna will change the fate of the three if it goes a few centimeters later.

and then to the 76ers, the point guard assisted Embiid, but he still did not touch the unsuccessful championship ring. Instead, Morey coaxed and deceived everyone and money.

Finally, he left the 76ers in anger and went to the Clippers, reunited with his second brother, and formed the four giants with Ka and George to strive for the championship again. In the first season of the Clippers, they entered the playoffs with fourth place, but met the strongest Mavericks in the West, who advanced to the finals. Even when facing the Mavericks, the Clippers still fought for 6 games before losing, which was still under the premise that Leonard suffered injuries.

This season, he entered the playoffs with fifth place, and met the former champion team Nuggets, and returned in 7 fierce battles. Before the game, it was said that the Nuggets' lineup was not deep enough, but the Nuggets relied on a short rotation of 6 and a half people to cross the Clippers and fought hard with the league's No. 1 Thunder to the tiebreak. Of course, the disadvantages of short rotation are still manifested in the end, and injuries are frequent and unfortunately eliminated.

Last year's Mavericks were very strong, isn't the Nuggets weak this year? This is how Harden has encountered strong opponents in succession.

You might as well look at Curry's opponent in the first round -

. The Pelicans' Holiday and Evans were injured. Holiday's playing time was controlled within 20 minutes and only played 3 games. In the end, the Pelicans were swept out 4-0 by the Warriors.

The second round, Conley broke his face in G3 in the first round and announced an indefinite quit. Although he forced his comeback with the Warriors in the second game, he did not show any signs due to his vision. At the same time, the Grizzlies' defensive player Tony Allen was injured in the fourth game, playing for only 16 minutes, and Tianwangshan did not make a appearance. In the end, the Warriors eliminated the Grizzlies 4-2. In the Western Conference Finals, the Rockets who lost the point guard when they encountered the regular season. Beverly was the starting point guard of the Rockets' defensive champion. If Beverly lost Beverly, the Rockets could only replace him with the 37-year-old Jason Terry. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Rockets 4-1 and advanced to the finals.

I believe everyone is very clear about the finals. Although the Cavaliers have a combination of three giants, James, Love and Irving, Love was reimbursed by Olynick's arm in the first round, and Irving even left the court and missed the remaining games in the first game of the finals. The Cavaliers lacked soldiers and only had 7 players to rotate at one time. James was unable to play alone, and he was eventually defeated by the Warriors 4-2 and lost the championship.

I have to sigh that the championship is hard to come by, and it is not something that can be obtained with strength, but both luck is required. Curry's first championship was both strength and luck. The Pelicans could not beat the Warriors, but the injury allowed the Warriors to advance easily, and the minimum consumption was not caused. The Grizzlies in the second round and the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals did not cause too much trouble for the Warriors due to injuries.

If they all played 7 games with the Warriors like the Clippers and the Nuggets in the first round series, if the opponents in the previous rounds could bring great consumption to the Warriors, would the Warriors be exhausted or encountered injuries? It's hard to say whether the final championship will be the Cavaliers or the Warriors.

Look at Westbrook, Harden's second brother -

played 6 games in the Clippers' playoffs last year, averaging 6.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of only 26%, and a three-point shooting percentage as low as 23.5%.

As the Clippers' opponent in the first round of this year, he averaged 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 43.3%, and even the worst three-point shooting percentage reached 42%. But entering the second round, he became the Blacksmith again, with his shooting percentage dropping to 34.8%, and his three-point shooting percentage dropping to 21.9%, and he averaged only 9.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

means that when a teammate is awkward and hits others, he can only become a Super Saiyan when he becomes Harden's opponent. Is Westbrook so outstanding in self-control? I don't think this is the case, it's just that I'm just doing well against the Clippers.

So, luck is really not on Harden's side at all, and even Westbrook's performance will change due to the signing.