According to recent news from the league, Kyrie Irving will plan to re-sign with the Nets this summer to keep his talent in Brooklyn. To this end, the Nets instantly became the focus of the entire league. In fact, it's exciting that Irving will renew his contract with the Nets, but beyond that, they also have a better news: New York, which has relaxed its epidemic prevention policy, will be allowed to play at home! In the blink of an eye, the nets, which currently have only achieved 38 wins and 36 losses, ranked eighth in the East, have become the most anticipated championship favorite team in the East.
Back at home, the Nets accepted the Challenge of the Charlotte Hornets, and Irving will also make his home debut this season. The season's regular season showdown came to an end, with the Nets trailing the Toronto Raptors, who are sixth in the East, a full three wins behind. In this situation, their chances of getting playoff tickets early this season are not great, but we definitely have reason to trust Durant and Irving to lead the team to create all the miracles that are almost impossible. So, this home challenge to accept the Hornets, how should the Nets cope?
At the beginning of the game, the Nets, who play at home, can quickly get into shape and get the initiative to take the lead. Irving's shots were poor, sending out a poor 0-of-4 shooting percentage. But at the same time, Durant was in high form, playing 12 minutes of the first quarter, sending 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, helping the team play a 32-26 score and take a six-point lead. After entering the second quarter of the showdown, Irving gradually returned to form, and he could also hand over 6 points, 5 assists and 1 block.
Unfortunately, Irving's relatively inefficient scoring contribution did not help the team continue to widen the point gap, but at one point encountered the Hornets' 30-28 counterattack. At the end of the first half, the gap between the two sides was narrowed to 4 points, and the Hornets' counterattack was still obvious. The Hornets, who fought again and achieved good results in chasing points, continued to maintain their form. Durant played 12 minutes in the third quarter and sent 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, but Irving sent a poor shooting percentage of 4-of-0 shooting.
Yes, the Hornets, who seized the opportunity, actually scored a 37-29 score in one fell swoop and achieved a comeback. The situation was reversed, the Hornets, who had the lead in the key final quarter, did not give the Nets the opportunity to fight back, always clinging to the leading score and did not let go, and at the end of the fourth quarter of regular time, there was a 26-21 score. In the end, the Nets finally scored 100-119 and became the loser of the game. At the end of the regular season, Durant once again tried his best, fighting for nearly 42 minutes without overtime in a single game, sending 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
But unfortunately, although Durant took a huge risk to fight out the last bullet, he failed to help the team achieve a final reversal. Kyrie Irving, who made his home debut this season, has once again let us down. Playing nearly 41 minutes in a single game, only sending a bad shooting rate of 6 of 22 shots, 16 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists, although the data performance is decent, but the Nets' biggest problem in this game is still from the pressure on the scoring end. Obviously, Irving's contribution on the scoring end is not high, and at one point the shot was missed, giving the Hornets too many opportunities to fight back. After losing this game, the Nets also fell out of the top eight in the East, and the card position between the Hornets and the Hornets ended in failure.