NBA regular season, the Nets away to the Hornets, the former suffered four consecutive defeats, the latter and the Nets' record is the same, this game is about the two teams of the ranking, Irving fire line return, the whole game the Nets easily suppressed the Hornets, once the lead reached 34 points, although in the second half of the Hornets fought bravely, the point difference was narrowed to 13 points, fortunately at Irving's key moment for the Nets to stabilize the situation, and led the Nets to 11 points to win the Hornets, avoiding 5 consecutive losses at the same time, in the qualifying game to gain a lead.
The Hornets' offense ranks in the top three in the league, the reason why they are so successful this season is entirely because the overall players highlight the team's advantages, but the Hornets' defense does not dare to be complimented, currently ranked in the league's bottom, attacking strong and weak and the Nets' style is similar, so from the beginning of the game, the defense is left behind, the two teams open the offensive war, Irving became the brightest star in the game, the opening was first assisted teammates hit the shot, and then their own three-point shot, and the Hornets also used three points to return, Durant scored five straight points to give the Nets a lead, and with Drummond hitting inside and Mills hitting three-pointers, the Nets quickly pulled the gap apart, and while the Hornets had the momentum to close the gap at the end of the quarter, Irving scored seven straight points to help the Nets widen the gap to 14 points.
By the second quarter, the Nets' offensive momentum did not diminish, Mills scored two three-pointers, coupled with Irving's breakthrough foul, the Nets extended the point difference by more than 20 points, and then the game no matter how hard the Hornets tried, the Nets were able to easily return the favor, and the point difference was widened to 26 points. In the third quarter, Curry Jr. and Irving hit three points again, the Nets led by 34 points, Ball and Rozier hit three points, Irving directly 2 three-pointers in return, in the middle of the quarter, the Nets offense was blocked, the Hornets seized the opportunity to narrow the point difference to 16 points, to the end of the quarter, the two sides have been fighting around the point difference of about 15 points, Irving scored 8 consecutive points, the Hornets did not dare to show weakness, they not only returned the Nets with three points, but also contributed to the Slashing Drummond tactics, fortunately, Drummond's free throws 3 of 4, Helping the Nets stabilize the situation, the game lost suspense as Irving broke through and hit again.
The whole game Nets 5 people scored in double figures, Durant only scored 14 points, Irving became the key to the team's victory, he played 38 minutes, 15 of the 19 shots, three points is 12 shots 9, plus 13 free throws, got 50 points and 6 assists, only three turnovers, Irving explained his ability with a perfect game, this game Irving broke 8 records, this is Irving's 9th 40+ score in the Nets, ranking second in team history, 50 points about 9 three-pointers are Irving's new highs this season, the Nets in history Irving 3 times to get 50+ points, becoming the first in team history, Irving shot as high as 78% of the game and got such a high score, ranking first in NBA history, 19 shots to score 50 points, also refreshed the NBA history, since Harden joined, this is the first time Irving has scored 50+ points.
This string of data is enough to show the strength of the European game, Durant's performance in this game is sluggish, but seeing Irving have such a performance, he has applauded Irving many times, and the head coach of the scene, Nash, is even more impressed by Irving's performance. In addition, Drummond had 20 points and 14 rebounds to prop up the Nets' weak interior line.
Four Hornets players scored more than 20 points in double figures, Bridges and Rozier each scored 30 points, and Ball also scored 24 points, but unfortunately they only attacked, not defended, causing their efforts to fail.
However, the nets exposed many problems in this game, such as defense, if the Europa text game shooting rate is not high, coupled with Durant's downturn, the Nets are difficult to retreat, but all the records are based on adversity, and finally congratulations to Irving.