Irving hit the shot again and again, and Durant became a 2m 10 point guard and once again played an all-around performance. On April 13, Beijing time, the Nets double stars shined and won a round of praise, the Nets 115-108 light Cavaliers, locked the seventh place in the East, the first round of the playoffs against the Boston Green Army.
In this game, Irving had 34 points and 12 assists, 12 of 15 shooting, including 20 points on 9-of-9 shooting in the first half. The data shows that this game is the sixth time in Irving's career that he has hit 100% of the first half (at least 5 goals), and the previous five times (all in the regular season) Irving's team has won, and Irving has also won this battle. He has reached 6-0 in the first half with 100 per cent shooting.
This is also the first time since Durant and Irving have worked together, including the regular season and playoffs, and assisted a triple-double in the same game. Durant and Irving helped set the tone for the Nets in the first quarter. Durant played 12 minutes in the first quarter, shot all three times, and had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, which can be described as both offensive and defensive. Irving made all five shots in the first quarter and had 11 points and four assists. The Nets hung the Cavaliers in the first quarter, hitting 40-20 points and winning 20 points in a single quarter.
In the following game, although the Cavaliers set off a wave of counterattacks under the leadership of Garland and Love, the Cavaliers failed to complete the reversal because the hole was too big in the first quarter, and Durant and Irving led the Nets to attack the whole team.
Irving rushed to the top of the hot search list after half-time. His and Durant's heroic performance has sparked a heated discussion. Former Nets guard Mike James praised: "I'm tired of Irving. I felt like every time I looked at this brother he wouldn't throw a ball. ”
Skip Velez commented on the Duo duo: "[In the first half] Irving shot 9 and Durant shot 4 of 5, proving once again that they are the greatest outside combination in history. ”
Perkins, the famous star, mainly praised Durant: "I repeat, I have never seen a scorer like Durant. He can score from any position on the field and is very efficient. The greatest scorer ever! ”
Perkins also specifically mentioned the teams that avoided the Nets in the first round of the playoffs: "Cheers to the top teams in the East who avoided the Nets in the first round of the playoffs, I'm not saying the Greens can't win the Nets in the series, but my only problem is... Why bother? ”
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The owner of $8.6 billion, Tsai Chongxin, was very excited after the game and tweeted at the first time: "Fly to Boston." ”