On April 1, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In a just-concluded East Focus game, the Nets hosted a home game against the Bucks. The two sides fought 110:110 in regular time, and it was not until overtime that the winner was divided, and finally the Nets lost 119:120 at home to the Bucks, and the record became 40 wins and 27 losses, ranking 8th in the East!
In today's game, the performance of Nets star Irving is debatable. Throughout the game, Irving played 45 minutes, shooting 9-of-22, including 4-of-9 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the game. In the crucial final quarter, Irving scored five points on just 2-of-6 shooting. In overtime, Irving made only one shot and did not hit, and all the rebounds and assists in 5 minutes were zero.
It is worth mentioning that since New York City revised its epidemic prevention regulations, Irving has been qualified to play home games for the Nets. But surprisingly, Irving's return to full-time play is not ideal, so far Irving has played 3 times at home with the Nets, with only 22 of 66 shots in total, shooting only 35.5%!
After the game, Irving reflected, saying: "I think the real problem in this game is the free throws, we can control better. The Nets made a total of 16 free throw attempts today, hitting 11 of them. The Bucks, on the other hand, made 34 free throw attempts today and hit 28.
In addition, Owen also criticized the Bucks' foul moves, Irving said: "The Bucks were a bit reckless about my fouls, and I don't mean all of them but some of them. I know it's part of the Bucks' style of play, but some fouls are really reckless and reckless. ”
In today's game, when Nets player Brown was preparing for a dunk, he was directly picked up by the pursuing Middleton, who ate a second-degree malicious foul and was expelled. In last season's playoffs, Irving was injured precisely because he stepped on the foot of Brother Alphabet when he fell, and did not participate in the rest of the playoffs, which is one of the reasons why the Nets were out.