Beijing time on March 9, the NBA regular season continued, in an eastern civil war, the Nets defeated the Hornets, once again among the top 8 in the East, after the start of this game, the Nets quickly occupied the game initiative, the first quarter of the game is 14 points ahead, the second quarter of the game, the Nets continue to expand the lead, a single quarter again led by 12 points, half ahead of 26 points, the Second Half Hornets tried to fight back, constantly narrowing the score gap, but the Nets in Irving's fiery feel support, or resisted the pressure, and finally defeated the Hornets, Winning the ranking battle, Irving scored 50 points in this game, while Nets leader Durant played a little darker, playing 40 minutes in the whole game, 14 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-13 shooting.
After the game, Durant also talked about the current situation of the team: "We know that every game now is for our own survival, we have to try to get into the playoffs, try to stay in the playoffs. We know very well how important every game is. So, it's good to win today. ”
For the current Nets, it is true that every game can not be lost, although they are ranked 8th in the East, but only one win ahead of the Hawks in the 10th place in the East, and even at any time may be squeezed out of the top 10 risk, you know, in the next game, Irving still can not guarantee full attendance, which is a big problem.