On March 28, Beijing time, the eighth-place Nets in the East and the Hornets in the ninth ushered in a key card battle, and after New York lifted the epidemic prevention measures, Irving waited for the home debut.
However, Irving's appearance at the Barclays Center did not seem to arouse his offensive desire, and he did not score a point in the first quarter, but Durant and Zhuang Shen sent a 9-0 small climax to open the score. In the second quarter, Irving took the first home point and the first athletic goal of the season with free throws and three points, and the Nets had the upper hand to take a 14-point lead in the first half, and in the second half they quickly declined, and the Hornets seized the opportunity to narrow the point difference to four points into the second half.
In the scramble, Ball fired three-pointers and the Hornets managed to take over the game in the third quarter. Then, the Nets redeemed themselves, Irving hit the triple, and the Nets played 13-3 to achieve a rebound. In the final battle, Martin became a Wizard, and he helped the Hornets break the Nets 119-110 with two fatal three-pointers.
Losing at home to the Hornets, the Nets' record was overtaken by opponents and dropped to ninth in the East. Death Du backed the pot, although the whole game scored 27 points, 8 boards and 7 assists, but only 4 points in the last quarter of 8 shots only 1. Irving's Barclays debut wasn't perfect, shooting just 6-of-22, taking 16 points and 11 assists, and scoring eight consecutive points at key moments.
With a three-goal-high 33-pointer, 7 boards, nine assists, and three assists, Cody Martin became the hero of the victory, and he threw a three-pointer on horseback archery to help the Hornets narrowly win the opponent.