defeated the Eagles in the away game, the record of Nets came to 23 wins and 12 losses. They won a wave of 10 consecutive victories. 10-game winning streak. Unexpectedly, this team, which was facing disintegration at the beginning of the season, was able to reverse the decline and come back without more than half of the schedule. Coupled with the loss of Bucks , the current record of the Nets has been ranked second in the Eastern Conference. They are still 2.0 games away from the first Celtics in the Eastern Conference. The Nets' three opponents are all bottom-ranked teams in the East and West. With a salary of 37 million, scoring first in the final quarter, and gradually completing self-salvation, you have made Durant wait too long.
The Nets can usher in such a huge transformation in such a fast time, obviously their coach Jacques Vaughan is the top priority. However, having said that, Vaughn can control the overall situation, and in terms of details, he needs the support of the Nets stars. In addition to Durant will still show a stable performance every night, the other side of the Nets Famous star Owen also contributed a lot. Take the victory over the Eagles as an example. If it weren't for Irving's 15 points in the final quarter, it would be really difficult for the Nets to get out of the away game. Not just this time, this season, Irving's performance at critical moments has almost never disappointed people. He has become the Nets' final war god and never relents at critical moments.
Although the Nets are currently experiencing a wave of 10 consecutive victories, during this period, the Nets actually won some games that were not easy to win. In addition to getting a chance to rest against the Warriors, in the last 5 games, Irving scored 15 points, 14 points, 15 points, 14 points, and 15 points in the final quarter. His average data in these games is 30 points and 5 rebounds 5 assists, and the three shooting percentages reached 52%, 48%, and 90% respectively. Many people may have forgotten that when he played healthy, Irving has been in the 180 club for a long time (shooting 50%, three-point shooting 40 percent and 90 percent from the free throw line).
As of now, Irving's scoring average in the final quarter ranks first in the league. He can score 8.8 points in the final quarter. Behind him are James (8.5 points), Antetokounmpo (8.3 points), Embiid (8.0 points), Curry (7.8 points), in terms of scoring in the final quarter, Irving did dominate the league. As a teammate, Durant also discovered Irving's outstanding performance at critical moments. He said in an interview: "Many people like what Irving created on the court. The final quarter is the time for him to flex his muscles. We want All you have to do is sit down and watch him perform, watch him hit key shots, and then draw energy from him, and it’s enough to play well on the defensive end.”
In a few games, they defeated teams such as the Bucks, Cavaliers one after another, reversed the Eagles in the final quarter, reversed Pistons away, reversed Raptors away. He also made the first buzzer-beater of his career against the Raptors. When Irving was suspended at the beginning of the season, and the Nets scored 5 wins and 3 losses in the 8 games Irving was suspended, many people said that Irving was a cancer. Now it seems that the real problem of the Nets lies in Nash , Irving The return of the Nets can strengthen the strength of the Nets anyway. To put it bluntly, if Irving doesn't play, although the Nets can win some games, they will definitely not be able to reach the level of 10 consecutive victories.
This season is the season of Irving's self-salvation. During the offseason, Irving once got into a stalemate with the Nets due to contract renewal issues, and various rumors of him leaving the team emerged endlessly. However, even if he did not get any form of contract extension in the end, he decided to implementWith a player option worth close to $37 million this season, he will stay firmly with the Nets until the end of the season. Judging from Owen's decision, he is ready to save himself, and the team and fans are also ready to trust this All-Star guard again. The "anti-Semitic incident" made the situation uncontrollable up. Not only was Irving almost banned, he also lost his Nike sneaker contract because of it.
However, for the sake of his career, Irving made a huge compromise. He did a lot of work, and finally not only returned to the court, but through this compromise of Irving, everyone’s trust in Irving was even deeper, because everyone It became clear that Irving knew in his heart what this season meant to him. He must be a very professional player throughout the season. This kind of Irving made Durant wait for too long. In fact, Irving has never been a problem of ability. If in the playoffs was not his ankle sprain, maybe the fate of many people has been changed now, but fortunately, Irving and Durant still have a chance to make history this season.
