On March 9, Beijing time, the Nets defeated the Hornets 132-121 to end a four-game losing streak, and the Key Card Battle Nets won the victory and returned to eighth in the East. This game is also a rare victory, the past 21 games they have only won 4 games (17 losses and 4 wins), the away Nets led by 14 points in the first quarter, half-time to open to 26 points, the third quarter Hornets won back 10 points, the hornets did not give up the game in the last quarter but the point difference has been hovering around 15 points, the Nets finally won a victory.
The superhero who won this game is Kyrie Irving, who experienced being bombarded by fans in Boston and Irving seems to have awakened, 3 of 4 of 7 minutes in the first quarter, 2 of 3 of 3 three points, 12 points and 1 assist, you have to know that against Green Kai he only scored 18 points, this game Irving really wants to win.
In the second quarter, Irving played 8 minutes, 2 of 2 three-pointers to score 8 points and 2 rebounds, halftime was 7 of 5, 5 of 3 points, 20 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Irving's scoring efficiency has exploded. Durant scored just nine points on 4-of-7 in the first half, and Durant was willing to be Irving's green leaf.
With 20 points at halftime, he finished the 32nd half-time 20 points of his Nets career, and only Vince Carter has done so 71 times in the past 25 seasons, and Big Lo has 33 times more than Irving.
In the third quarter, Irving continued to storm the single quarter of 5 of 6, 3 of 4 three-pointers to score 14 points, 2 assists and 1 block, the third quarter has scored 34 points, and in the last quarter, Irving scored two more three-pointers to improve his score to 40+, and hit 9+ three-pointers in a single game.
Irving's nine three-pointers have tied his Nets career-high, and nine 40+ runs are third in Nets history, with Carter ahead of him on 17 occasions.
Irving also ranked third in team history with nine three-pointers in a single game, with Delon hitting 11 three-pointers in a single game in 2013 and Joe Johnson hitting 10 three-pointers in a single game in 2013 ahead of Irving. Irving scored 50+ after hitting a layup 40.4 seconds before the final, and he also joined Durant, Tatum, James and others to enter the 50+ club of the season.
Irving scored 37 minutes, 15-of-19, 9-of-12 three-pointers, 50 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, shooting 78.9 percent, he played the highest game of the season, 48 points is also a new season high, Irving's outbreak in this game for the Nets to win a rare victory.
Text/Yan Xiaobai