On March 9, Beijing time, the Nets won 132-121 in the away game against the Hornets, and in this game, Kyrie Irving, who played 37 minutes, was undoubtedly the player who had the best performance in the game, and even played the historical level of the player.
In the whole game, Irving effectively scored 50 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds on 15-of-19 shooting, and even had a three-point shooting rate of 9 of 12 and a free-throw shooting rate of 11 of 13, which also allowed Irving to have a team-high +14 plus-minus performance.
After playing this level of statistic in this game, what records can Irving break?
1) Ranked with at least 75% shooting percentage and at least 50 points:
8 times - Wilt Chamberlain
3 times: Michael Jordan
2 times: Kyrie Owen (including tonight)
2 times: Carl Malone
2 times: Adrian Dantley
2) Kyrie Irving scored 50 points on just 19 shots in this game, which is the tie for the second-lowest shot in league history with at least 50 points, except for Irving, who scored 50 points on 19 shots, Willie Burton scored 53 points on 19 shots in 19 shots in 1994, and Adrian Dantley scored 50 points on 17 shots in 1980.
3) Kyrie Irving's 101.3% true shooting percentage is the most efficient performance in league history in a single game with at least 50 points.
4) Irving is the first player in league history to score 50 points, nine three-pointers and 75 percent shooting in a single game.
5) This is Irving's third game since joining the Nets to score at least 50 points, and there are 8 players in the history of the Nets who have scored at least 50 points, but Irving is the only player to do it multiple times. It was also the fifth game of Irving's career to score at least 50 points, three for the Nets and two for the Cavaliers.
So he scored 50 points with great efficiency in the game against the Hornets, which is still a game to prove his strength for Irving, who has not played many games so far this season. Even so, Irving's refusal to vaccinate is still a big problem for the Nets.
After the game, the Nets made it clear on the official push that the team needed Irving to stay on the court:
U.S. media Bobby Max made it clear on social media that if Irving still refuses to be vaccinated and there are no changes to New York City's epidemic prevention rules, there will be only 5 games left for the nets in the remaining time of the regular season:
There were even fans shouting at home against Irving at the Hornets: "Get vaccinated!" ”
So even if Irving seems to be able to maintain a very good competitive state, if he still refuses to be vaccinated or there is no change in the rules of the epidemic in New York City, then he will not be able to play enough regular season games for the Nets, let alone playoff games, which is an important reason why the Nets are still difficult to turn the tide.