Today is Irving's 30th birthday and I don't know what Irving has made, but he can suddenly play the home game.
First, Wa shen exposed the news, saying that with the possible change in New York City's vaccination policy for private sector venues, people are confident that Irving may play in the home game in the near future. Woshen only said that the policy was about to change, but did not say the specific time.
Shams then followed up with a report saying that New York City would change its private sector's vaccine policy on Thursday local time, allowing athletes and performers to obtain vaccine exemptions in the workplace.
According to the Nets' schedule, they will have to go to Miami to play the Heat after playing the Grizzlies today before returning to Brooklyn.
As a result, Irving will make his home debut for the season as soon as next Monday in the Nets' game against the Hornets.
It is worth mentioning that just five days ago, Ashwin Vasan, the new head of health and hygiene in New York, said in an interview that New York City's epidemic prevention policy for the private sector will be extended indefinitely.
In an earlier interview, Mayor Eric Adams was still discussing with reporters whether Irving's training at the Brooklyn Arena was against the epidemic regulations, and said he would talk to his lawyer. But the shift came a bit off guard.
Explain what this "private sector" epidemic prevention regulation is, specifically that for non-governmental departments or departments that do not use government financial expenditure, their employees or employees who need to serve the public in person must receive at least one shot of the vaccine. It is this epidemic prevention regulation that prevents Irving from playing in the home game.
New York has gradually liberalized its vaccine policy, which means that residents of New York City can enter indoor restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues without vaccination, and even move freely without masks.
That's why Irving was able to get into the Nets' home stadium as a spectator, but couldn't play.
What is even more magical is that on Friday local time, a group of Irving fans also demonstrated outside the Barclays Center, the home of the Nets.
At that time, fans held up signs and posters with the words "Wake Up New York" and "Brooklyn Love Owen" to express their resistance to New York's epidemic prevention regulations. Some of them also tore up their Nets home tickets and photos of Mayor Eric Adams.
That's why there will be a response from the new York health director. But who would have thought that the "private sector" epidemic prevention regulations would be adjusted so suddenly.
Of course, this is not to say that the parade has promoted a change in epidemic prevention policies, but the bigger reason may be that the new season of Major League Baseball is about to begin.
The two new York baseball teams, the Yankees, will play the opener on April 8 and the Mets will play the opener on April 16, but many of the two teams are not vaccinated, and if they can't play, the impact is much greater than the Nets, which have 82 regular season games.
So two days ago, there was news that the mayor of New York was going to open the back door for the New York Yankees. But opening the back door naturally can't be too double-standard, so New York has opened a green channel for local players and artists at one time. Irving may have hitched a ride.
But in the basketball world, the most common phrase used by fans is: Irving wins, Irving wins.
As for the Nets' mood, just look at Nash's expression at today's pre-game press conference.
When the reporter asked him this question, Nash at first tried to control his expression and try to make himself appear calm, but when he said, "I am very welcome to this", Nash still did not hold back and could not help but laugh.
Nash then added: "It will be a matter for the government to decide, and I believe that Irving can find a way to improve himself anyway." ”
He laughed! He smiled triumphantly! Nash: We're professionals, and no matter how funny it is, I'm not going to laugh unless I can't help it.
Hearing the news, Perkins tweeted: "Full-time Irving! And the tweet was also tagged with a "moment of terror."
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Maybe it's the spirit of people who are happy, and today Owen played extra hard. Today's game, Irving played a total of 44 minutes, 15 of 27 shooting, including 6 of 11 three-pointers, 7 of 7 free throws, and had 43 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal.
The 43 points also set an individual scoring record for a Nets player playing on his birthday.
Good guys, play 44 minutes, Nash won't start practicing hosting mode anymore.
Today's 711 combination of Irving and Durant is a variety of fairy balls. What ignores the defense of three-point dry pull, long-distance rush one-hit three hits into 2+1, unreasonable 3+1 and so on.
Cheng Ye Xiao He defeated Xiao He, and the Nets played a 42-27 attack wave in the third quarter, at one point erasing the double-digit point difference behind. In the fourth quarter, the Nets attacked but suddenly lost power, only 16 points, and finally only Irving could burst alone, and in the last quarter, Irving scored 10 points.
In the whole game, Durant had 35 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Irving had 43 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal, and the two combined 78 points and 16 assists.
In other words, the Nets' total score of 120 points in this game should be a few opportunities created by other players alone.
But it is also easy to understand, after all, Today Dragic, Seth Curry did not play, the Nets this starting lineup, is their 41st set of starters this season, the arrangement and combination are not so diligent.
As for Owen, the pace of work is very reasonable to do one break and one break, and it is reasonable to do a day's work for two people.
According to statistics, in the past 4 games, Irving has scored more than 40 points in 3 games, including 1 60+ and once 50+.
In those four games, Irving averaged 43.8 points per game, shooting 61.7 percent from the field, 60.9 percent from three-point range (averaging 11.5 three-point shots per game) and shooting 80 percent from the field.
After the game, a reporter asked about the epidemic prevention policy, and Owen smiled and said: "Please don't make any assumptions before the official announcement of the matter." ”
Later, another reporter asked a similar question, and Owen smiled and said, "I appreciate your concern, but please refer to the previous answer." And don't ask Durant similar questions later. ”
How much influence did Irving have on the Nets? The data shows that when Irving is on the floor this season, the Nets are at the top of the league's offensive efficiency, and the 100-round net win score is high in the league.
In addition to contributing 28 points per game, Irving can also give a good share of opponents' attention, so that Durant and others have better offensive opportunities.
As for Irving's absence affecting the team, Durant retorted in an interview not long ago: "We like Irving, we have never been as dissatisfied with him as the outside world. We know it could affect the outcome of some games, but his performance on the pitch wasn't the only reason we liked him. I think overall, from a human point of view, we respect him, and on that basis, we respect his game. ”
One of the most interesting statistics is: regular season + playoffs, Irving personally maintains the longest seven-game winning streak in the league, and Irving's last home defeat was on April 30 last year.
As for whether this record can continue, we may expect Irving's home debut this season.
Warm reminder, although Irving can play in New York, he still has a home team that cannot play, that is, the Raptors.
According to Nets reporter Kristan Winfield, although Canada will relax the epidemic prevention requirements next month, Irving still cannot play at the Raptors home.
Interestingly, the Raptors are currently seventh in the East and eighth in the Nets East, and there's a good chance the two sides will meet in the playoffs and the Raptors have home-court advantage.
But tonight should be sweet for Owen, as Nash puts it: "There's no better gift of a 30-year-old than this." ”
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