Irving made his home debut of the season
The Charlotte Hornets left Thomas Jr. behind and gave him a steady job. In this league, no team is more suitable for Thomas Jr. than the Hornets, and on their bench, there are Harrell and Oubre, both masters of chaos, plus a little Thomas, who can definitely give opponents a fatal blow at the right time. However, in this game, the Hornets are going to challenge the Brooklyn Nets in the eighth place in the East, and Kyrie Irving has made his season debut at Barclays Center in this game.
The Nets combined by Irving and Durant are by no means as simple as the eighth-place team in the East. However, the Hornets are now in ninth place in the East, just one win behind the Nets, which means that if they win this game, the Hornets can return to the top eight in the East. For a young team, the temptation is self-evident.
Teenage genius Ramello Bauer
The Nets put together the strongest starting lineup, with Irving Durant partnering Curry Jr. and Bruce Brown. The starting lineup showed strength in the first quarter, Durant had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Brown also had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Nets still bombed 32 points in the quarter after Irving did not score a point on 0-of-4 shooting, while the Hornets only scored 26 points. After returning from the second quarter, Johnson had 10 points and 6 rebounds on 4-of-4 shooting, continuing to bully the Hornets' interior line, and Irving also had 6 points and 5 assists, but the point gap was narrowing.
Bridges had 13 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 5-of-7 shooting, Ball also had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Hornets scored 30 points in a single quarter to trail 56-60 at the end of the half, just four points behind the Nets. In the second half, Lamelo Ball once again ushered in an outbreak, shooting 5-of-7, 5-of-6 three-pointers, 18 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter, Washington also had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, the Hornets scored 37 points in a single quarter, while the Nets only scored 29 points, Durant scored 13 points, and Irving did not score one point on 0-of-4 shooting.
In the blink of an eye, the Hornets surpassed the Nets by 4 points, but there was still one section of the game, and the Nets still had a chance. After returning from the last quarter, Durant felt cold, only 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal on 1 of 8 shooting, Irving, although in good shape, got 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 4-of-8 shooting, once helped the Nets to surpass 1 point, but Ball responded with a layup, Martin scored 2 consecutive three-pointers, Rotchell and Bridges also hit three points, and the Hornets finally successfully reversed the Nets 119-110.
The Nets fell out of the top eight in the East
Irving shot 6-of-22 and Durant fought for 42 minutes! Ball was 33+7+9 and the Nets fell out of the top eight. After losing this game, the Nets' record is the same as that of the Hornets, but the two teams have played each other three times this season, and the Hornets have a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, so they are in eighth place in the East, while the Nets have come to ninth in the East. While eighth and ninth in the East are in the playoffs, eighth in the East only needs to win one game to enter the playoffs, while ninth in the East needs to win two games, which is very dangerous.
Lamello Bauer once again showed his talent, shooting 10-of-21 from the field, 7-of-12 from three-point range, and blasting down 33 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, making it the key to the team's reversal. Bridges also had 24 points, eight rebounds and two assists, Washington had 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Rochelle had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and Thomas Jr. also had seven points, one rebound and one assist. Durant shot 1-of-8 in the final quarter, struggling for 42 minutes, with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Irving only shot 6-of-22 in his home debut, with 16 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists, but Drummond did well, with 20 points and 17 rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting, as well as 3 steals and 3 blocks.