This time, it was Owen who flew Durant. On March 9, in the Nets game against the Hornets, Durant suddenly slumped after scoring seven points in the first quarter, and only scored three points in the second and third quarters, but fortunately Irving felt good. Not only did he get 34 points in the third quarter, but in the fourth quarter, he continued to work hard to stabilize the situation, winning 132-121, Irving hit 9 three-pointers in the whole game, got 50 points and 6 assists, and Durant shot 14 points and 5 turnovers.
The Nets challenged the Hornets in a 4-game losing streak, ranking 8th in the East and returning to the top 8 as long as the Nets win. Durant and Irving play together, which is also the Biggest advantage of the Nets, and for the Nets, they have to find the rhythm of winning. In this matchup, Irving's hand in the first quarter was excellent, 3 of 4, with 12 points and a 14-point lead. Durant also played well in the first quarter, scoring 7 points on 3-of-5, double-headers and the Nets playing smoothly.
The Hornets played chaotically in the second quarter, and the Nets also took advantage of the opportunity to open up the point gap, and Irving continued to play well in this quarter, hitting two three-pointers again, 8 points in a single quarter, and the Nets led by up to 28 points, and the half-time was 69-43 to lead by 26 points. Durant made just 2 shots in the second quarter and only scored 2 points. By the third quarter, Irving scored consecutive points, leading the team by up to 34 points, and his personal score was more than 30 points. The Hornets played 20-4 under bridges and Rozier, in the process, Durant played a little impatient, pushing rozier down and was also convicted of a technical foul, this quarter only relied on free throws to get 1 point, Irving stepped up in time to lead the team to stabilize the situation, and he scored 34 points after three quarters.
In the last quarter of the game, Irving hit a three-pointer at the beginning, when the Hornets chased the points again, Irving's three-point shot hit, the three-point foul was also a steady hit, Irving scored 10 points in a row, the personal score reached 44 points, and the Nets also stabilized the leading advantage. Durant finally scored at this time, scoring for the first time in the second half. The Hornets were still chasing points, and they were only 13 points behind.
After another timeout, Irving hit another two-point whistle to bring his personal score to 46. The Hornets adopted the tactic of deliberate fouling against Drummond, Drummond made 3 of 4 free throws, played well, Durant made another mistake at this time, the 5th personal mistake, fortunately the Hornets attacked and did not score, Irving made two free throws, and then assisted Durant to cause interference with the ball, the Nets locked in the victory, Irving was the protagonist of this game, he scored 50 points himself, leading the team to win.