Beijing time March 16, today, the Brooklyn Nets away challenge Orlando Magic, this is a dialogue between the eighth in the East and the bottom one in the East, from the ranking point of view, the Nets obviously have a big advantage. Brown took the lead first, Durant stopped the middle distance also, the Magic side, Carter shot back to color, but Irving immediately rained three points, followed by a basket, Irving felt hot, three points again, magic did not let go, Wagner used the European step to score 2 points, back, Irving first hit the three-pointer, and then the middle distance won again, the first quarter of the battle, the Nets 48-30 led the opponent by 18 points.
Entering the second quarter, the Magic first took 2 points, Irving accelerated to start the strong kill basket also, Okiki also responded in the same way, Ou Wen was bold, playing 2+1 against Wagner, just one round, Irving railing layup and then entered, Wagner was not willing to show weakness, three points to stop bleeding, however, Mills was infected, but also rained three points. Irving played the sensation, picked the basket and hit again, and the game was suspended. Back from the timeout, Cole Anthony teamed up with Wagner to score four points, Johnson returned with a layup of 2 points, Irving first made a two-point stop, then hit a cold-blooded three-pointer, and at halftime, the Nets led the Magic by 30 points at 86-56.
At halftime, Irving scored 41 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Durant had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. In another game, Carter scored four points with Bamba, Durant returned from mid-range, and Cole Anthony joined Wagner to hit two consecutive three-pointers, and the game was suspended. After the timeout, Wagner's three-point splash, Durant scored four points in a row, but Bamba then joined forces with Anthony to score another 5 points, at this time, Irving stood up again, he forced the basket to play 2+1, and soon, Clarkston also played 2+1, and the Magic's momentum was contained.
Irving's performance is not over, he first hit a three-pointer, and soon broke through the layup to score 2 points, Anthony and Irving called the board, also hit three points, the third quarter ended, the two teams fought 116-89. Entering the final quarter, Irving came up and scored 2 points, Mills three-point step through Yang, followed by Irving's retreat from mid-range blossoming again, however, Irving immediately shot another three-pointer, at this time, Irving has scored 60 points, the Magic was stopped, Irving rested. The two sides came and went, and in the end, the Nets broke through the Magic at 150-108.
After this game, the Nets won four consecutive games, with a record of 36 wins and 33 losses, ranking eighth in the East, and the Magic team had a record of 18 wins and 52 losses, ranking first from the bottom in the East. Irving played 35 minutes, 20 of 31, 8 of 12 of 3 points, 12 of 13 free throws, 60 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists; his outstanding performance also allowed him to set four major records. The first record, Irving's 60 points set a new personal Nets career record; the second record, Irving's 60 points set a new career high; the third record, Irving's halftime 41 points set a new halftime scoring record this season. In the fourth record, Irving's 60 points surpassed Delon's record single-game scoring record.
In addition, Durant contributed 19 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-9 shooting; Johnson went 4-of-7 with 10 points and 6 rebounds; Mills made 5-of-7 with 15 points; On the Magic side, Cole Anthony had 19 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists on 5-of-11 shooting; Wagner Jr. had 16 points on 5-of-13 shooting; And Wendell Carter had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists on 6-of-11 shooting. This game shows that the Nets' offensive ability is very strong, as long as Durant remains healthy, Irving can play in the home game, I believe that once they enter the playoffs, no one dares to underestimate them, today's Irving is too "immortal".