Irving, finally able to play the home game.
According to the latest news from well-known journalist Shams, It is reported that New York will change the private sector's vaccine policy on Thursday (Beijing time tomorrow) local time, allowing athletes and performers to obtain vaccine exemptions in the workplace, when Irving and Yankees, Mets unvaccinated players can play, of which Irving can make his season home debut against the Hornets as soon as possible.
Whether Irving can play in the home game can be said to be a twist and turn, and the past month alone has reversed many times:
On February 24, the mayor of New York announced that he would phase out the mandatory vaccine regulations in the coming weeks
On February 28, it was reported that although the mayor announced the cancellation of vaccination requirements, Irving would still be restricted by private sector regulations, and he could go to the home court to watch the game, but could not play
—— On March 14, Irving watched at home
On March 19, because the MLB of the MLB was about to start, the mayor of New York City held an emergency briefing yesterday and mentioned the further relaxation of the epidemic prevention policy in private places
On March 21, it was reported that New York's epidemic prevention policy had been relaxed, but Irving had not yet been allowed to play at home
—— On March 24, the news of Shams came out, basically announcing the finale of the Owen vaccine storm
So the question is, is there still a possibility of reversal?
We tend not to, on the one hand, because this is Shams report, there are few mistakes, on the other hand, New York City's epidemic prevention policy has indeed changed a lot, its vaccination task has been suspended, the school mask requirement has been abolished, and moreover, with the Yankees' position in New York, and then reversing and reversing, the mayor of New York may really not be able to continue.
You can also see nash's reaction in the interview, when asked that Irving was about to make his home debut, Nash tried to control his expression at first, and then said, "I welcome this," and then Nash didn't hold back his laughter — there was no such thing as a rumor before.
Once Irving returns, the Eastern Conference and the entire NBA landscape could change again.
Just today, Irving also ushered in his 30th birthday, although the Nets lost to the Grizzlies 120-132 on the road, but Irving played 44 minutes, shooting 15 of 27, 6 of 11 three-pointers, 7 of 7 from the free throw line, and had 43 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
Since March, Irving has played five games, 50 points, 1 60 points, 43 points in 1 game, averaging 38.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and shooting 58.9%/57.7%/88.9% of the three shooting rates - if it is not too little attendance, this can be called the strongest month of Irving's career.
So far this season, Irving has played in a total of 20 games, averaging 28.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1.4 steals, 49.4%/43.8%/90.8% of the three shooting rates, and 61.7% of the true shooting rate.
Owen is not an iron man, several times in his career at the end of the season injuries, can only play in the road game to some extent also let him get more rest, which is a good thing for the Nets to prepare for the next playoffs.
The Nets with full-time Irving are also completely different, with the Nets playing away from home this season:
- Offensive efficiency 116.7, the league first
- Net efficiency 3.5, the third in the league
- Averaging 115.7 points per game, the league is third
- Shooting 48.7 percent from the field, the league's first
- 39.1% three-point shooting, the first in the league
- The true shooting rate is 59.2%, the league first
The Nets are arguably one of the league's most on-the-go teams, and once Irving can play at home, the team's ceiling will obviously continue to rise, and they still have a Bency on the bench — Bency's current state is undecided, and although his shooting has been criticized, Bency will never let the Nets down in the transition offensive and defensive ends.
Back at Irving, this time, Irving won big.
Because of the vaccine storm, Irving can be said to have been scolded a lot this season, but Irving has always insisted on his decision, whether this decision is correct or not we will not evaluate much, but the result is indeed Irving won, as Nash said, the change in vaccine policy is the best 30-year-old gift for Irving.
It's just that this process is really a twist - if it weren't for this vaccine storm, maybe Harden would still be playing at the Nets, and the Nets Big Three would be able to really fit together in the playoffs, of course, if it can only be if, now it's okay to be okay with each other, and it's even more exciting to have a series.