On January 6, Beijing time, Irving's return finally helped the team stop the bleeding, and after suffering three consecutive defeats, the Nets finally ushered in a victory again. In this game, Drew Uncle Irving, who made his debut of the season, performed well, and after the whole game, Irving played 32 minutes, shooting 9 of 17 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, contributing 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, plus or minus +16 second in the game. Irving's performances in the second and fourth quarters were crucial, and at the beginning of the second quarter, he scored three dollars and walked to the free throw line to score eight consecutive points, a wave of attack that directly made Carlisle call out a timeout.
In the final quarter, when Irving needed to chase points, the mid-range blossomed again, and in the single quarter, Irving scored 10 points on 4 of 7 to help the team stabilize the situation! After Irving returned, the Nets' fast attack effect is very obvious, as long as they get the opportunity to attack quickly, Irving will hardly miss it, in the second quarter, Irving's butterfly-piercing European step basket skills are amazing four, in the fourth quarter, Irving's fast attack on Europe step to shake off the defender's basket to hit the board again hit 2 points, after that, Irving hit the middle distance and completed the steal, he killed a dragon to the backcourt to stop the middle distance again.
In the last quarter, under the excellent performance of Bembry, Durant, Irving and others, the Nets successfully completed a 19-point reversal away from home, and finally won the opponent 129-121, this victory also directly returned the Nets to the top two in the East, it is worth mentioning that the Nets completed the reversal after once trailing the Pacers by 19 points, equaling the team's biggest reversal so far this season. The Nets Big Three scored 58 points (84 percent) of the team's 69 points in the second half, more than the Pacers' total scores in the second half (48 points).
Irving just came back and exploded the team's second highest score, and it turned out that Irving didn't cheat, and although he hadn't played in the past few months, he had been training. However, Irving just returned, he played 32 minutes, it is inevitable that there are too many, Harden and Durant's playing time is above 40 minutes, in fact, the Nets are not unavailable, rookie Thomas, Edwards and Sharp are sitting on the cold bench this game, these players are full of attack and defense, the ability is still good, however, Nash is not used.
After the game, Nash also talked about his views on the game, saying: "Today's first attack to let Irving play is designed, which is a gift to welcome him back. Bemburi's performance in the second half changed the course of the game and his performance was impeccable. Bemburi shouldn't have been unable to get into the rotation, the team was just trying something different. Speaking about Irving, he said: "We want to keep his playing time at 30 minutes. However, the trend of this game shows that the team needs Irving to play 32 minutes. ”
Durant and Irving also commented, with Durant saying: "Irving made the game easier for everyone, he made the team more threatening in the final quarter. Happy for Irving to return to the game, the fans want him back. Owen said: "It feels wonderful to be back on the field, it's tough but we'll fight it. "Owen stressed that he played in the fourth quarter thanks to the trust of his teammates and management, and they will remain united." For the Nets, the threat of the Big Three is indeed big enough, but it can't let Harden, Durant play 40 minutes, and good rookies like Sharp and Thomas should also get some playing time.