On March 16, Beijing time, the Nets rushed to the road to compete with the Magic. Ben Simmons continued to be absent and Goland Radzic was promoted to the starting position. Brooklyn, led by Kyrie Owen, Kevin Durant and others, played a smooth attack.
In the first half, Irving was full of firepower on the offensive end, and Zhuang Shen and Durant also had good efficiency. The Nets achieved multi-point blossoming, suppressing opponents. The Magic only scored sporadic points, and after the first quarter, they were already 18 points behind. In the second quarter, Irving made consecutive long-range shots from outside the field to help the Nets continue to widen the point gap. At halftime, the Nets led by 30 points, 86-56. The Magic failed to take the lead in the first half and were crushed by their opponents.
After the first half, the Nets led the Magic by 30 points
Before this game, the Nets were ranked 8th in the East, while the Magic were ranked 1st from the bottom in the East, and had missed the playoffs this season.
Irving set a record 3-point 41+3+6, and the Nets broke down to the bottom 1 to lead by 30 points! Durant is efficient!
In the first quarter, Brown threw in, Durant and Wendal Carter each scored, Irving and Cole Anthony shot three-pointers, and Chuang Shen scored in the box. Cole Antoni hit all two free throws and Irving responded with a three-pointer. Wendal carter scored on a layup and Brown responded with a dunk. Wagner threw a shot, Durant hit 2 free throws, and Irving scored another three-pointer. Carter hit a 2+1, with Irving and Cole Anthony each scoring mid-range. Irving scored on a layup and Bamba responded with a three-pointer. Irving scored another 3-pointer and Hampton returned the long-range shot. Edwards made up the dunk, Carter scored on a jumper, Durant hit a single, and Johnson scored seven points on consecutive free throws, giving the Nets a 12-point lead.
Irving and Durant
Okiki scored from a distance, Irving hit a single, Edwards hit a three-pointer, followed by a dunk, Claxton dunk, and the Nets extended the gap to 18 points. Wagner hit a 2+0 and Durant scored on a back-up jumper. After the first quarter, the Nets led 48-30.
After the first quarter, the Nets led by 18 points
In the second quarter, Okiki counter-attacked and scored, and Irving hit the board. Fultz and Irving each hit 2 free throws, Okiki hit the board, and Irving hit 2+1 also in color. Cole Anthony scored a free throw, Irving pulled a shot and the Nets extended the gap to 20 points. Wagner hit a long-range shot to stop the bleeding for the Magic. Fultz scored a free throw, Mills scored from a distance, Irving pulled a shot and the Nets continued to widen the gap.
Wagner scored on a layup, Brown hit all two free throws, and Wagner and James Johnson faced off in the penalty area. James Johnson teamed up with Clarkston to score points inside, and Irving and Wagner Jr. each scored two goals. Cole Antoni scored a free throw, Irving scored on a jumper and then hit a three-pointer. Cole Antoni hit all 2 free throws and Irving made a layup. Hampton hit the inside and Dragic assisted Irving to score another three-pointer. Chuang Scored a free throw and Carter scored four consecutive points at the low post. Irving scored two free throws and Brown scored on a layup. After half-time, the Magis trailed 56-86.
At halftime, the Nets held a 30-point lead
Nets backcourt superstar Kyrie Irving played 23 minutes at halftime, shooting 14-of-19, 6-of-7 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the free throw line, and got all-around stats of 41 points, 3 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. Irving went on a rampage on the offensive end, shooting the highest score of the first half with a super high shooting percentage of 74%. In addition, Irving also shot the most six 3-pointers from both teams with an 86% shooting percentage. Irving made 6-of-8 shooting in the first quarter and had 16 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. In the second quarter, Irving scored 25 points to help the Nets take a big lead. It is worth noting that Irving is still the king of steals in the first half. Owen is extremely dominant at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
Owen stormed off
Irving had already set 3 major records by the end of half-time.
The 1st, 41st point is the highest score of the season (first or second half), weighing on the 36 points of the half set by Downs yesterday (second half).
Second, in the past 25 seasons, Irving's first-half scoring is second only to Bryant's 42 points, ranking second in the league.
Ou Wenwen has set a number of records
Third, Irving's 41 points were also the most scored in the NBA halftime since Booker in 2017, who scored 51 points in the second half when he faced the Celtics on March 24, 2017.
Irving's outstanding performance is the key to the Nets' dominance of the game. This game is destined to become one of the masterpieces of Irving's career.
Nets star Kevin Durant played 18 minutes in the half, shooting 4-of-5 and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, with 10 points, 3 boards and 6 assists. Durant only conceded one goal in the first half, had an 80% shooting percentage, and played extremely efficiently. Durant scored 10 points in the first quarter, and in the second quarter KD gave up the ball and did not shoot. Durant focused on tandem teams while ceding the ball to a fiery Irving, completing Irving's miracle of scoring 41 points in the first half. As the assist king in the first half, Durant is also one of the nets' big scores ahead of their opponents.
Durant and Irving
Half-time stats for both teams
Magic: Cole Anthony 11 points, Wendel carter Jr. 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Hampton 5 points, Wagner Grand 11 points.
Nets: Irving 41 points, 3 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, Durant 10 points and 6 assists, Brown 8 points, 3 boards, 5 assists and 1 steal, Drummond 10 points and 6 rebounds, Edwards 7 points.