Beijing time on February 27, the Nets away to meet the Bucks, because it is an away game, so the Nets' "part-time player" Irving was also able to usher in a comeback, facing this team that eliminated the Nets in the semifinals last season, Irving, who led the team alone, naturally wants to help the team win, although the lack of Durant's offensive core, but the tough Nets rely on Irving's excellent play, has been circling the score with the Bucks, with the last moment alphabet brother's absolute draw three-pointer deflected, The Nets eventually won 126-123.
Before this game, the Nets and the Bucks had met twice, the regular season opener of the season, when the Nets with Durant and Harden lost the Bucks by 23 points 104 to 127, and the second meeting (January 8 this year), the Nets were still killed by the Bucks 109-121 in the case of Harden and Durant continuing to sit, and this third showdown between the two sides, everyone was not too optimistic that the Nets could retreat, but Irving, who drank last season, also fully implemented that sentence." From where to fall to where to get up" Truth, leading the Nets to revenge success.
Facing the Bucks' big three, Irving, who led the team in a single core, was not afraid, and in this campaign he started 39 minutes, scoring 38 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in 14 of 26 shooting, and when the Bucks wanted to harvest the game in the last quarter, it was Irving who stepped forward and scored 12 points in a single quarter to help the team stabilize its position and laugh to the end. At the beginning of the season, the Nets management has found Millsap, James Johnson, Mills, Ade and other powerful players for the team, originally thinking of the big three, coupled with the improvement of the depth of the lineup, can make the Nets re-launch the attack towards the championship, but Irving is reluctant to vaccinate, Durant suffered from injuries, plus Harden's state is not ideal, before the trade deadline, Harden was also traded to the 76ers.
In this way, the Nets' proud big three also disintegrated, in the case of Durant, Simmons has not returned to the team, the team can only rely on Irving this "part-time player", although Irving's various acts off the court are indeed controversial, but on the court, Irving's performance is really not dark, as an 11-year champion, Irving has followed the Cavaliers to win 16 years of championships, but also seen the big scene of the star, these years Irving has no shortage of key kills, admittedly this season to stop, But the killer essence hidden in his body will not fade easily.
And after today's single-core team to help the Nets win the Bucks, Irving also credited the credit to his teammates in a post-game interview with the media, and when asked how to get on the court after two weeks of not playing, Irving replied: "This is the credit of those guys in our locker room, they help me keep in shape." So far, Irving has only played 15 games for the Nets, but he can still average 24.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, shooting 45.2%, 36.8% and 92.5% from the field.
According to the recent New York media report, New York will gradually cancel the epidemic prevention regulations of compulsory vaccination after that, and Irving will also completely become a "full-time player" in mid-March to play in the home game, when the Nets' new big three can be combined, they will still be a strong team that cannot be ignored.