On March 28, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Nets welcomed the Hornets at home to challenge. This game is very important for a Nets star, he is Irving, today is his first home game of the season at the Nets.
Before the game began, when Irving came in, he got a tsunami of cheers from Nets fans. After the game began, whenever Irving touched the ball, he would get applause and cheers from the fans. However, Irving was in terrible shape today, with all four shots in the first quarter being deflected, including three three-pointers. Throughout the first quarter, Irving did not score a single point and only delivered two assists.
After moving into the second quarter, Irving finally hit his first point after returning home with a free throw. Irving then began to find his hand, hitting a three-pointer from 45 degrees on the right and a long two-pointer near the free throw line. In this quarter, Irving had 6 points and 5 assists on 2-of-5 shooting.
However, after entering the third quarter, Irving fell into a cold hand again, and did not score a point on 4-of-0 shooting in the single quarter. After the final quarter began, Irving also missed out on the first 4 shots. In the middle of the quarter, Irving finally managed to hit the basket twice in a row and helped the Nets narrow the point gap to just two points!
In the final minutes of the game, Irving hit a mid-range shot to equalize, and then he made two fouls to help the team rebound. However, the Hornets then hit consecutive shots, and the Nets had no choice but to lose.
In the end, the Nets lost 110-119 at home to the Hornets, and Irving played 40 minutes today, shooting only 6 of 22, including 1 of 9 from three-point range and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, for a total of 16 points, 1 rebound and 11 assists. It has to be said that although he scored 10 points in the final quarter, Irving's performance in this season's home debut was not qualified, and 6 of 22 was the worst shooting record of the season.
According to the schedule, the Nets will play the Pistons at home on March 30, and Irving will once again be given the opportunity to play for the team.