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Irving of 60 points: the "prodigal swordsman" who lives only for himself

In the 35 minutes, he shot 20-of-31, 8-of-12 from three-point range, 12-of-13 from the free throw line, 60 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

In today's Nets 150-108 win over the Magic, Irving exploded again.

All kinds of unreasonable three-pointers, all kinds of flower-wearing butterfly steps, all kinds of incredible baskets.

The magic that had forced Philadelphia into overtime the day before yesterday was shattered to pieces today by Irving alone.

This isn't the first time he's had such a blast, just a week ago against the Hornets, he just scored 50 points on 19 shots, the fewest 50+ shots in history.

But Kyrie Owen is probably the most controversial superstar of our time.

As a superstar, he has his own masterpiece. In the seventh game of the 2016 Finals, facing the historical three-point king Curry, he broke the myth of 73 wins with a signature dry pull, and also won Cleveland's first national professional sports championship.

This is the top hard goods that no one can hide, including LeBron.

At the same time, he may be the NBA's most capable individual point guard in nearly three decades.

The control of the unity of the human ball, the various fancy changes that violate the human structure. The kind of action that seems to be fancy on the street court, which is shown by him in the NBA game, is indescribably smooth and solid.

Many legendary point guards have a different style than his, but one level of dribbling, but there are not many who also have top projection.

Three-pointers, mid-range, and all sorts of bizarre playing boards have made Irving one-on-one in this era, the most powerful point guard, and there is no one.

But he's very average, even mediocre, in the things he needs to do best in the point guard position.

Tandem teams, amplify teammates.

He's a hot-blooded teenager who dared to go head-to-head with The Still At the top of Kobio's ball in college, but since entering the NBA, he has only won 21, 24 and 33 games in the Cavaliers in his first three seasons.

Not to mention the comparison with masters such as Kidd, Nash, and Paul, think of Morant, who has become popular this year and is also a third-year student.

And whatever the implications are behind it, at least three championship-level teams have fallen apart because of him.

After the 2017 Finals, he didn't want to live under LeBron's wing. Threatening the knight with surgery as a bargaining chip, the knight sent him to the Green Army, only to be exchanged for the unworthy little Thomas. So the next season the Cavaliers were brought to the Finals by LeBron, but they had no chance of winning 0-4 in front of the four-star Warriors.

In the 2018-20 season, the first season he was reimbursed halfway, and the Green Army relied on young Tatum, Jaylen and Morris, Smart, Horford to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. He returned the following year, and the team's lineup strength was second to none in the East Side, and the first round was eliminated by the Bucks. So the Green Army also tore over and started to completely start with the double probe flower as the core.

Coming to the Nets in 2019, I thought that after his comeback with Durant and the newly joined Harden, he would crush all the way with absolute talent and firepower advantage.

The result? Last season was ruined on the foot of the alphabet brother. This season, I didn't get vaccinated, I tore up with the team, and then I directly brought Harden down.

Now the Nets have fallen from the Eastern Conference helper to the eighth, although the direct reason is that Harden is bent on going and not working hard.

But what is the root cause? Everybody knows.

It's not too much to say owe Owen a "team breaker" or not.

Today he scored 60 points to be encouraging, but Nets fans should be clear that the next three home games of the team (Lone Rangers, Blazers, Jazz), he has to do the wall watch, still can't play.

Durant is going to turn on the "single-core team" mode again.

So for the Nets, falling to the end of the playoffs is not necessarily a bad thing, after all, they will have one more away game than their opponents in the playoffs, and Irving can play one more game.

I had only heard of "deliberately releasing water" to avoid individual strong opponents, and I had never heard of giving up home field advantage in order to play one more away game.

Today, the Nets are in the same situation as Kyrie Irving's personality.

He is like a chivalrous guest in ancient China, killing one person in ten steps and leaving no name for thousands of miles.

Or like the bard in Western stories, he can bring wonderful performances and applause everywhere.

He lives only for himself, adheres to his own set of philosophies, and does not move, soft and hard.

But basketball is a team sport, and even the best superstars need a strong team to support. It doesn't necessarily take a star to gather, but at least it takes internal unity, dedication, and alignment.

But over the years, Owen's actions have simply been antonyms for these.

He and Durant recruited Harden, resulting in an injury and a ban. As a result, when the master left, he played for the Nets more than the two superstars who came a year and a half earlier.

He can be willing to face the competition in order to stick to his "faith", and as a result, the Nets have a pinch this season, relying on Durant to hold on until he is injured.

When the team's Griffin, Millsap, Aldridge and other championship-free veterans come to visit for the championship, they have to look at the schedule every day:

"Next on the road, we can have Irving again."

It is said that today's Lakers are sorry for Melon Anthony, but the nets' situation now can make the veterans on the team satisfied.

In this era of self-emphasis and human rights, in this period when the virus is ravaging the world, many of his actions can be understood.

But back to basketball, Irving's impact on the team is by no means something that can be erased in these two 60+ games.

Nets fans, the next time you see Irving, you'll have to wait until March 24.

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