If New York's epidemic prevention policy does not change, counting today's away game against the Magic, Irving will only play 4 of the Remaining 15 regular season games for the Nets. And Owen said that the essence is concentrated.
The game against the Hornets a week ago was Irving's sixth-to-last regular season game, and he scored 50 points and used only 19 shots to surprise him. After playing the 76ers, Irving did not score an explosion, but limited Harden's role on the defensive end was obvious.
Playing magic today, Irving broke out again. In the opening game, he scored three three-pointers, showing his fiery feel, scoring 16 points, 3 assists and 3 breaks in the first quarter, and Durant also delivered 10 points and 5 assists.
The Nets' offensive status today is even more outrageous, playing very smoothly, and it is hard to imagine that it will score 48 points in the first quarter, which is also a new first-quarter scoring record in the history of the Nets.
With 16 points in a single quarter, Irving's state was enough to explode, but after watching the second quarter, I found that it was nothing at all. Irving shot 8-of-11 in the second quarter, 2-of-2 from three-point range and 7-of-7 from the free throw line, scoring 25 points in a single quarter.
As a result, Irving scored 41 points on 14-of-19 shooting and 6-of-7 three-point shooting at halftime, breaking the halftime scoring record of 36 points at halftime that Towns just set yesterday.
Irving's 41 points at halftime was the highest halftime score in Nets history since the '97-98 season, and the last half was 40 points scored by Deron Williams in 2012.
If you zoom in to the entire NBA, Irving's halftime 41 points are second in the league after Bryant's 42 points in the past 25 seasons. Klein scored 40 points at half-time with 60 points, and LaVine also had a 39-point half-time.
So when Irving finished 41 points at halftime, fans were already expecting him to surpass the 60 points Towns had just scored yesterday. In the third quarter, Irving only made seven shots to get 10 points, and both the feel and shooting percentage began to decline, but it also passed 50 points.
Irving's 50th point was the most exciting goal of the day, he broke through Cole Anthony in an instant, against the defense of Magic center Carter, his body center of gravity slid down at the same time to pull the ball up again, hit the board, the 50th point!
This goal shows Irving's ability to break through, the ability to control the waist and abdomen, and the ability to finish under the basket to the fullest. The Magic's defense is not bad, their defensive efficiency after the All-Star Game is the third in the league, but today Irving's various immortals mid-range, immortal layups, immortal three points, is really unstoppable.
Irving started the final quarter with 60 points, and soon he scored 57 points. With 8:32 left in the fourth quarter, Irving swept past a defender's three-pointer and 60 points to finish the game.
Irving's previous scoring record was 57 points, and veteran Cavaliers fans should have the impression that Irving's three-pointer in that game was accurate against the Spurs. Today's 60 points are even more divine than that one, which is the strongest battle of the career.
After James, Durant and Tatum, Irving is the fourth player this season to cut 50+ multiple times. Counting Durant's 54 points in a game on the Net, this is the first time in history that a teammate can play two consecutive 50+ games.
After Irving scored 60 points, the Magic's home fans even sounded "we want kyrie" shouts. A player like Irving, aside from all the bad things off the court, I believe that everyone who likes basketball will like it, he is what some beginners dream of becoming.
In a game, he can score in all the ways you can think of, dry three-pointers, no solution to the middle distance, holding the ball to break through the super big pull bar, empty running position to catch the ball to score, so he is an offensive museum.
But life is not just a thing to play, it is the same for us and Owen. Because of a shot of vaccine, Irving can't play, which may be a painful thing for him, and it is a loss for everyone.
If only life could be as easy as Irving's on the field, but unfortunately we all know that this is impossible.