On March 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Nets played against the Hornets. In the first quarter, Irving scored 12 points and the Nets led by 14 points. In the second quarter, Irving continued to play well, the Nets opened up the point difference, up to 28 points, the first two quarters of the Nets 69-43 lead 26 points, Irving 20 points.
The matchup was a ranking card battle, with the Hornets and Nets having the same record, ranking 8th and 9th respectively. Durant and Irving led the team to the game, the first quarter of the game, Durant and Irving started well, and soon joined forces to get 10 points, leading the team to open up the point difference. The Hornets couldn't limit the Nets double star, Drummond also played well on the inside, scoring 8 points, Irving scored consecutive points after coming on the field again, he scored 12 points on 3-of-4 in the first quarter, Durant scored 7 points, and the Nets led by 14 points 34-20.
In the second quarter, Clarkston made a basket, Oubre scored two points, Mills hit a three-point shot, Ball chased two points, Mills hit another three-pointer, and the Nets extended their lead. After the timeout, Irving made two foul shots, and the Nets led by 20 points 44-24. Ball chased two points, and Irving's three-point shot hit again, feeling hot, and the Nets led by 21 points.
Bridges chased the score again, and Irving could still hit three points, scoring 20 points to continue the excellent performance. Washington scored two points to give the Nets a 20-point lead 50-30. After the timeout, Bridges chased 4 points, Brown scored 2+1, Cescuri hit a three-pointer, McDaniels scored two points, Brown hit back again, Rozier scored two points, Drummond and Brown dunked, the Nets led 26 points 64-38, and the Hornets were completely confused.
Bridges hit two free throws, Drummond hit two free throws and one shot, Durant scored again, the Hornets still didn't make it, and Drummond made two free throws and one shot, with a 28-point difference. Bridges hit three-pointers, Drummond hit two free throws, the Nets led by 26 points at halftime 69-43, Irving scored 20 points on 7 shots, Durant scored 9 points, and the Halftime Nets scored against opponents. Brown scored 11 points and played well.