The NBA regular season continues, the Nets host the Hornets, Irving has confirmed that he can play the home game, this will be his home debut this season, in terms of strength has an absolute advantage over the Nets, the Hornets are not a strong team, this is a game without suspense. In the first quarter, Durant and Drummond performed well, leading the Nets to a 6-point lead, making a good start to the game; in the second quarter, Ball was in excellent shape, constantly narrowing the point difference, Irving seemed very excited, he and Zhuang Shen one inside and one outside to open the point difference to double digits, Bridges stood up to stop the bleeding for the Hornets, half-time, the Hornets trailed by 4 points. The Hornets performed better in the third quarter, overtaking the score under the leadership of Ball and Pradley, entering the fourth quarter with a four-point advantage; in the final quarter, the game fell into a tug-of-war, at the critical time, Washington and Martin became the Wizards, the Hornets opened the point difference, the two sides fought in the fourth quarter, and finally, the Nets lost 110-119 to the Hornets.
The game was Irving's home debut, but his performance was not good, shooting 6 of 22 from the field, including only 9 of 9 three-pointers, scoring 16 points, and although he gave 11 assists, he could not be his fig leaf. Judging from the course of the game, Irving played too impatiently, of course, this is also understandable, the first time in Brooklyn to play the initiative, he wanted to show himself through a sharp attack. After the game, Irving also took responsibility, saying that the responsibility for the team's loss was all on him. In addition, he also said that the reason for the sluggish shooting is that he did not go to bed until 6 o'clock in the morning, and lack of sleep affected his feel. Durant's feel is not good, 9 of 24 shots in the game, including 3 of 11 three-pointers to get 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, after the game, he said that although everyone does not want to lose, he also wants to play a good performance, but it is impossible to shoot, today's basket is particularly small. It is worth mentioning that Drummond performed well, scoring a large double-double with 20 points and 17 rebounds.
The Hornets were able to blow up thanks to youngster Ball, who was like his solo show, shooting 33 points on 10-of-21 shooting, including 7-of-12 three-pointers, and more importantly, not only was he efficient on the offensive end, but he also grabbed 7 rebounds and delivered 9 assists. It is worth mentioning that he shot 5 three-pointers in the third quarter and scored 18 points, becoming a big contributor to the Hornets' counterattack. Bridges and Washington became Ball's best helpers, scoring 24 and 18 points, respectively. In addition, Rozier performed decently, scoring 14 points and 7 rebounds on 5-of-12 shooting. After the game, the Hornets and nets had the same record of 39 wins and 36 losses, but the Hornets had an advantage in each other's records, surpassing the Nets in 8th place in the East, while the Nets fell to 9th place. Still, Nash seemed acceptable about the outcome of the match, saying every player had moments of slump.