Beijing time on April 13, the Nets and cavaliers played a playoff, the first half of the battle, Irving scored 20 points, shot 9 of 9, three points 2 of 2, NBA official website sighed that Irving played crazy! The US media posted Irving's performance and sighed: "Surreal! "Owen rushed to the first place in the national hot search!
In the first quarter, Irving scored on a layup, Drummond dunked, and the Nets made it 4-0. Garland hit a shot and Mobley sent two dunks in a row. Le Vere played 2+1. Durant big cap Markkanen, Drummond dunked and scored. Garland scored four straight points, Durant hit a shot, Irving hit two goals in a row, the Nets led by nine points, and the Cavaliers were forced to call a halt. Back from the timeout, Durant scored four consecutive points, Irving and Love soared three points, Dragic and Mills hit three consecutive points, and the Nets played a wave of 10-0. In the first quarter, the Nets led the Cavaliers 40-20. Irving had 11 points and 4 assists, Durant had 8 points and 6 assists, and the two were hot, shooting 8 of 8.
In the second quarter, Love hooked up and scored, Rondo scored on a layup, and the Cavaliers went on a 6-0 run. Irving scored from mid-range shots, Love hit a three-pointer and the Cavaliers narrowed the gap to 13 points. Mills hit three-point shots, Markkanen and Mobley sent dunks, Irving hit three-pointers, Stevens scored five points in a row, and Irving hit another shot. Garland hit a three-point shot, and Irving also scored from a difficult shot. At halftime, the Nets led the Cavaliers 57-43. Irving had 20 points on 9-of-9 shooting, Durant had 12 points, five rebounds and seven assists, Garland had 10 points and Love had 11 points.
Espnon data shows it's the second-most halftime performance of Irving's career, having played 10-of-10 in the first half of the game against the Bulls on January 31, 2020.
Both sides started
Cavaliers: Garland, O'Corro, Le Vere, Markkanen, Mobley
Nets: Irving, Seth Curry, Brown, Durant, Drummond