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119-118, the Nets narrowly beat the Wizards. Irving shot 13 of 23, 2 of 8 from three-point range, 30 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, and the "2 attacks, 3 passes and 1 defense" in the last quarter was the first contributor to the team's ability to win.
Irving 30+3+7
In the first two and a half quarters, Irving had 26 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to establish a 16-point advantage at one point at 85-69 with 6 minutes and 35 seconds left in the third quarter, but in the following quarter and a half, the Wizards launched a crazy counterattack, 7 minutes and 40 seconds away from the game, Irving returned, when the Wizards chased the score to 103-104:
Irving right-handed layup
Facing the Wizards' first defensive gate on the outside, Irving changed direction under one crotch, accelerated twice, and jumped high above Pope's head, with a small rub in his right hand.
Irving helped Harden cut to the layup
The Wizards set up a heavy defense, Irving was very calm, he first burst to the free throw line to pass Edwards in the bottom right corner to help the latter hit the three-pointer; then as shown in the picture, facing the Wizards' three-man bag, he waited calmly, Harden cut in time, Irving sent a straight plug, Harden won the basket, Irving's two passes led a wave of 7-0 to freeze the score at 111-103.
Owen left-handed layup
The Wizards scored 4 consecutive points to catch up, Irving as shown in the picture, the right side of the breakthrough to see Kuzma and Pop form a bag clip, the right hand crotch changed to the left, facing Kuzma's save, twisting the waist in the air and using his left hand to complete the basket on the board, showing a kaleidoscopic offensive skill.
Aldridge middle distance
The Wizards trailed again to 111-113, with Irving, as shown, drawing in a low-posted defender's pass to Aldridge, who was steady from mid-range, and Harden helped Ader back-to-back to the left to give the Nets a six-point lead at 117-111.
Beal's layup and free throw were responded by Ader's free throw, Kuzma's difficult three-pointer in the bottom left corner chased the score to 118-119, note that although Irving's three mid-range attempts during this period were unsuccessful, and the last attack to shoot three points was also slightly hasty, but he protected the offensive rebound and directly gave the ball to Harden, unfortunately, Harden's basket was blocked by Harrell, the Wizards still had the opportunity to kill, and Irving made a very important defense at the critical moment.
Irving saved Kuzma's three-pointer
Pop received Dinwiddie's pass inward burst, and then distributed the ball to Bill in the bottom left corner, who did not pause in the air to find Kuzma at the top of the left arc, note that Kuzma just hit three points dozens of seconds ago, and as shown in the figure, the Wizards' four conductions have created an excellent vacancy for him, and at this time, Irving, he pounced directly on Kuzma like lightning, forcing the latter to move one step to the left and then adjust, and the result was that the iron ended, and Irving completed the victory defense.
The above five pictures are the embodiment of Irving's superstar leader, who not only contributed 30 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, but also in the last moments of the last quarter, when the Wizards froze Harden in the way of pinch defense, Irving's "2 attacks, 3 passes and 1 defense" directly determined the outcome of the game.