On March 16, the NBA regular season continued, with the Nets winning 150-108 away to the Magic and ushering in a four-game winning streak. The Nets scored 48 points in a single quarter, Irving exploded with 41 points in the first half, and the Nets led by 30 points in the two quarters. The Nets held the lead in the second half and managed to win, with Irving scoring 60 points, the highest single-game score of his career.
Statistics:
Nets: Durant 19 points, 5 boards and 7 assists, Brown 10 points, 5 boards, 8 assists, 2 assists, Drummond 10 points and 6 boards, Irving 60 points, 6 boards and 4 assists, Clarkston 12 points and 10 boards, Edwards 14 points;
Magic: Wagner Jr. 16 points, Carter 18 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Bamba 8 points and 3 boards, Anthony 19 points, 4 boards and 7 assists, Fultz 5 points, Wagner Grand 17 points and 11 boards;
Focus Lens:
Irving scored 60 points, a career high, the highest score in a single game in the history of the Nets, and the highest score in a single game of the season;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Brown threw a throw, Durant and Irving scored five points in a row, and Carter scored on a jumper. Anthony hit a three-pointer, Drummond ate a pie on the basket and Anthony hit both free throws. Irving hit another three-pointer, Carter made a layup and Brown slammed it with both hands. Durant hit two free throws, Irving hit a 2+1 after three-pointers, and Durant and Anthony hit jumpers. Irving scored a layup, Bamba stopped bleeding with a three-pointer, Irving and Edwards scored five straight points and Hampton burst inside. Durant and Drummond scored consecutive points and the Nets' advantage widened to double digits. Okiki hit a three-pointer, Irving scored on a jumper and Edwards scored five straight points. Clarkston dunked, Wagner scored on a layup, Durant hit a jumper and the Nets made it 48-30 to the Magic in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Brazdykis scored a layup, Irving picked a basket and Irving hit both free throws. Okikira scored, Irving scored five straight points, and the Nets' advantage widened to more than 20 points. Wagner hit a three-pointer, Fultz hit one of two free throws, Mills shot from the outside and Brown hit all two free throws. Big Wagner dunked, Johnson scored consecutive layups, and Irving Jr. scored consecutive free throws. Irving hit the jumper again, and the feel exploded. Anthony hit both free throws, Irving hit another jumper and Hampton hit a rebound. Irving hit a three-pointer, Carter dunked, Brown broke through, the first half ended, and the Nets 86-56 Magic.
In the third quarter, Carter hit two free throws, Irving hit one of two free throws, Bamba broke through to score, and Durant hit a three-pointer after a jumper. Wagner Jr. scored consecutive outside shots, Durant scored on a jumper after hitting two free throws, and Bamba and Anthony scored five straight points. Irving scored 2+1, Wagner Jr. scored on a layup and Brown hit both free throws. Clarkston scored 2+1, Carter hit two free throws, Brown helped Crashton dunk, and Wagner Jr. hit two free throws. Dragic also suffered technical fouls for offensive fouls. Irving scored from the outside, then he pulled a layup to score, Anthony scored from the outside, and Durant and Fultz hit both free throws. Fultz scored on a jumper, Johnson dunked, the third quarter was over, and the Nets were 116-89 Magic.
In the fourth quarter, Irving hit a jumper, Mills' three-pointer and Irving's jumper extended their advantage. Wagner made a layup to stop the bleeding, and Fultz hit two free throws. Griffin and Irving hit three-pointers. Edwards hit a three-pointer and the point difference came to 40. Mills scored consecutive outside shots, and the Nets kept a lead since then, successfully winning.
Two teams starting lineup:
Magic: Wagner, Carter, Bamba, Hampton, Anthony;
Nets: Irving, Dragic, Drummond, Durant, Brown;
The next match between the two sides:
March 17 at 7:30 a.m., Nets vs. Lone Rangers;
March 18 at 7:00 a.m., Magic vs Pistons;