On March 9, Beijing time, the Nets faced the Hornets today, Durant and Irving double star combination, finally played a win, and finally the Nets defeated the opponent 132-121 under Irving's magical play. The significance of this victory for the team is very important. First, the Nets ended a four-game losing streak and boosted morale; second, the Nets overtook the Hornets in ranking and returned to eighth in the East. The three heroes of the Nets' victory today, one is Irving, the second is Zhuang Shen, and the third is Bruce Brown, and the three players have shouldered the team's offensive and defensive responsibilities.
Irving is undoubtedly the absolute hero of the team's victory, this game he blocked the Buddha, God blocked the god, played 37 minutes, 15 of 19, bombed a new season of 50 points, plus 3 rebounds and 6 assists, both set a number of records, but also ushered in a number of milestones. Irving stood up when the team needed it most, and in the last moments of the last quarter, two shots were more than one key, completely extinguishing the Hope of the Hornets to fight back, and in this game, Irving once again let people see the figure of Uncle Drew in the past, and did not deserve the title of "Ou Immortal".
In addition to Irving, the performance of Chuang Shen is also very important, and the Chuang Shen of this campaign played the role of the Nets' inner line maniac, he played only 24 minutes, 7 of 13, and exploded 20 points and 14 rebounds. Zhuang Shen can not only score, but also protect rebounds, and set up a no-fly zone in the team, Zhuang Shen's performance in this battle dream back to the peak, you know, this season, Zhuang Shen's salary is only 2.4 million US dollars, but he has played a performance worth tens of millions of dollars many times, the Nets this signing has made a lot of money, but it is ironic to rely on a base salary player to save the team.
Bruce Brown, who had 6-of-8 today and had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists, was efficient and defensively sharp, which is why he has a place in Nash's tactical system. As for Durant, the performance of this game can only be said to be barely strong, he is 6 of 13, only 14 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Durant has no offensive desire in this game, which is very puzzling, however, carefully observed fans will find that Durant's state is well documented. It was Durant's third game after injury, but his playing time was as high as 39 minutes and 35 seconds.
In the first two games of the comeback, Durant played 35 minutes and 39 minutes respectively, and in the three games, Durant played 35+39+39, averaging 37.7 minutes per game. You know, Durant is only a player who has just recovered from a major injury, but his playing time is not inferior to those who have been healthy for many years, before that, Durant has been suspended for 20 games due to injury and rested for more than a month. It turns out that Nash really only relies on stars to win, and this game, if it weren't for Irving's gods, the Nets would definitely lose.
However, this was Nash's trick, the ultimate killing move, and he couldn't think of any other good way to do it. Congratulations to Harden for getting out of the bitter sea, in the Nets will only be used by Nash, Durant at this time has a bitter heart can not say, although the team won this game, but he played for too long, at any time there is a risk of being injured again. Again, Nash doesn't go, the Nets can't win the championship, if Irving is still so selfish, it is only Durant who is injured in the end, and it has to be said that Harden is too smart to see through all this and make the clearest choice.