The Nets guard put on a show, scoring a total of 41 points (14-of-19 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 shooting from behind the arc) in the quarter and ending the first half with a first-half career-high 30 points. In fact, it turned into one of the best individual first halves in NBA history and the highest-scoring half by any player this season. The Irving show carried over into the second but got even more entertaining. We seen he was well on his way to a high scoring night.” It’s just like that every game for Kai, when you look up and he got 10-12-14 points already. “I’m sure in the first quarter, y’all seen developing,” said Durant on Irving’s then developing masterpiece: ”Sixteen through the first and then midway through the second, all of us on the bench still looking up. Irving and Durant combined for 26 points to propel a 48-30 lead after one. The Nets set a franchise-record with 48 points in the first-quarter, shooting better than 70 percent from the field AND from 3-Point range, dishing 13 assists on their 20 made shots. The offensive dominance of Brooklyn since KD returned reached another level become Eve more blistering in Orlando. Brooklyn hit nine of their first 13 shots, powered by Irving (11 points), to take a 23-16 lead in the opening minutes. Both teams opened the contest with offense and little defense. The Nets put out their franchise-record 39th different starting five - Irving, Goran Dragic, Durant, Brown, and Drummond - against the Magic. With Kai not playing tomorrow night, I thought it worked out well for us tonight in many, many ways.” “Kai is really the only guy that played over 30 other than Kevin’s five seconds. We were able to keep people’s minutes relatively in check,” said Nash on the minutes play with Wednesday night’s second game of a back-to-back against the Dallas Mavericks looming. “Tonight worked out well in the big picture. Brooklyn dished a total of 35 assists on their 53 made shots (a season-high) and ended the contest shooting a blistering 60.2 percent from the field and 59.3 percent from 3-point range. Claxton also had a double-double, adding 10 boards. Outside of the Player of the Night, six other Nets finished in double figures: Kevin Durant (19), Patty Mills (15), Kessler Edwards (14), Nic Claxton (12), Andre Drummond (10), and Bruce Brown (10). “It’s a pleasure to see it up close and be a part of it.” Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images I felt like he had my career highlight reel in the first 12 minutes of the game,” Nash joked after the Nets’ 150-108 win over the Magic. The 150 points scored marks a season-high but come up seven points shy of the franchise record - 157 points, which occurred against Nash and the Suns in a double OT game on December 7, 2006. With the win, Brooklyn improves to 36-33 on the season and 22-15 on the road. As long as I can do it with a smile on my face and my teammates weren’t too angry at me, it made this night worthwhile.” “A few shots I probably shouldn't have taken: tough ones, double-teams coming, triple-teams coming. I’m just grateful it came in the flow of the game,” Irving said on his 60-point performance. “Yeah, somebody told me on the bench what it was. The 29-year-old also tallied six rebounds, four assists, four steals, one block, and a single turnover in 35 minutes of play. Irving shattered Deron Williams’ 57-point franchise record that was set on March 4, 2012, against the Charlotte Bobcats. He even said it coming into the locker room, ‘we got more to do.’ I love that mentality, even on a special night like this.” We want to continue and we know this is a huge night for Kai. “I think you can see we’re both in a nice little groove right now. It’s a cool stat,” Durant said on the record. Irving and Kevin Durant also became the first pair of teammates to register 50+ point games in consecutive games. And we've got every bucket for your enjoyment ⤵️ /A47LfuHY5X- Brooklyn Nets March 16, 2022
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