On March 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Nets challenged the Hornets away. This game is crucial for both teams, and whoever wins is eighth in the East. Irving felt hot in this game, leading the team to establish an early lead, leading by 26 points at halftime, once leading by 34 points, and the Nets did not give the Hornets too many opportunities to fight back in the final quarter. In the end, the Nets beat the Hornets 132-121 to end a four-game losing streak.
This time the Nets can achieve a victory, Irving is the team's first major hero, this time his hands are hot, leading the team has been occupying the initiative on the court, Durant is also willing to do the wedding dress. Irving played 37 minutes and 19 seconds, shooting 15-of-19 and 9-of-12 from three-point range, scoring 50 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds. One person against the Hornets backcourt double core, Rozier scored 30 points, three goals to get 24 points, the two have played very well, but they ran into the full fire Irving.
The last time Irving was in poor shape and the team eventually lost the game, this time he entered the form early, and then he was completely unstoppable, and almost every shot was able to hit. In the end, Irving led the team to victory with a 50-point performance, which is also his strongest match of the season.
Irving also set several records in this game, including the only player in NBA history to score 50 points and hit nine three-pointers in a single game and shoot 75% from the field.
In addition to this record of the first person in history, there are also a number of records set, the Third 50+ in the Nets career, ranking first in team history;
For the second time in his career, he scored 50 points in a single game and shot more than 75 percent, behind Chamberlain (8) and Jordan (3);
With 50 points on 19 shots, the third NBA player in history to achieve this feat, the first two being Willie Burton and Dantley;
Irving's true shooting percentage is as high as 101.1%, surpassing Raptors Star VanVleet's previous 100.1%, becoming the most efficient player in NBA regular season history to score at least 50 points.
After the game, Irving was also very modest, just saying: "We need this victory very much, we need everyone to play, tonight's victory is the result of the efforts of the whole team. ”
Durant gave Irving a round of applause, and his performance was commendable and phenomenal. With Irving's excellent play, Durant did not have much power on the court, playing 39 minutes, 6-of-13 shooting, and having 14 points and 7 assists.