{"id":422577,"date":"2022-03-28T05:41:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T02:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kyrie-irving-shaky-in-return-to-barclays-nets-fall-to-hornets\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T05:41:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T02:41:17","slug":"kyrie-irving-shaky-in-return-to-barclays-nets-fall-to-hornets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kyrie-irving-shaky-in-return-to-barclays-nets-fall-to-hornets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kyrie Irving shaky in return to Barclays, Nets fall to Hornets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a370b8e140bd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a370b8e140bd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kyrie-irving-shaky-in-return-to-barclays-nets-fall-to-hornets\/#%E2%80%9CKyrie_Irving_shaky_in_return_to_Barclays_Nets_fall_to_Hornets%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kyrie Irving shaky in return to Barclays, Nets fall to Hornets&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKyrie_Irving_shaky_in_return_to_Barclays_Nets_fall_to_Hornets%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kyrie Irving shaky in return to Barclays, Nets fall to Hornets&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kevin Durant and the Nets have been forced to try to win far too many <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s at Barclays Center this year without an offensive contribution from Kyrie Irving.<\/p>\n<p>Irving missed 15 of his first 17 shots from the floor in his first <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on Brooklyn\u2019s home court in nearly 10 months, and even his eight straight points in a fourth-quarter comeback bid weren\u2019t enough for the Nets to avoid a 119-110 loss to the Hornets on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Irving totaled 16 points (6-for-22) and 11 assists, and Durant netted 27 to surpass Reggie Miller for 21st on the NBA\u2019s all-time scoring list. Andre Drummond finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Nets (39-36).<\/p>\n<p>LaMelo Ball scored 33 and Miles Bridges added 24 as Charlotte (39-36) moved into a tie with Brooklyn for the No. 8 play-in spot in the Eastern Conference with seven games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Irving was showered with thunderous applause when he was introduced in the home lineup for the first time since Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bucks on June 7 of last year. He had been ineligible to play in all previous home games this season due to his unvaccinated COVID-19 status, until Mayor Eric Adams made an exemption last week to the private-sector mandate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets069CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-21681801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets069CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets069CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets069CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Nets lost to the Hornets in Kyrie Irving\u2019s first game back at Barclays Center.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets047CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-21681863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets047CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets047CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Durant goes up for a shot against the Hornets on Sunday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always good to be home,\u201d Irving said as he walked into the arena about two hours before tipoff.<\/p>\n<p>Irving had expressed excitement for this long-awaited Brooklyn appearance ahead of Saturday\u2019s game in Miami, saying he was \u201cpinching himself\u201d since Adams announced the Emergency Executive Order 62 on Thursday, granting unvaccinated New York City athletes an exemption from the city\u2019s private-sector COVID-19 vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Nets coach Steve Nash had to feel the same way, nearing the end of a disjointed season in which he\u2019s employed more than 40 different starting lineups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s be great to be able to have some bonus energy, Ky\u2019s first game at home this year,\u201d Nash said before the game. \u201cObviously the guys have to lock in tonight. We got back [from Miami] at four in the morning and you got to be professional and find it some way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we get a little added energy from the crowd and from Kyrie\u2019s first game at home, that\u2019d be great, but we can\u2019t rely on that. We\u2019ve got to come with our mentality and our togetherness and play well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Irving is averaging 27.7 points over 21 road appearances this season, including a 50-point outburst in Charlotte on March 8 and a 60-point performance in Orlando on March 15. He had been slated to miss seven of the Nets\u2019 final eight games due to the previous mandates. But these changes will enable Nash to start Irving and Durant together down this final stretch in an attempt to solidify the team\u2019s playoff positioning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets066CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000\" alt=\"Nets\" class=\"wp-image-21682128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets066CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/032722Nets066CW.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving drives to the basket against the Hornets.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ben Simmons, acquired at the trade deadline from the 76ers in the James Harden blockbuster, still hasn\u2019t made his team debut while dealing with a back injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very hesitant to pretend that [stability] is just going to be the way it is. But it would be great if we could have some continuity here and make the most of these remaining games so that we can put ourselves further along and be more prepared and more cohesion and understanding of our style of play together,\u201d Nash said. \u201cThe further we get there, I think it\u2019s paramount for our success or opportunity to play well in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we just have to be locked in to the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Irving missed his first five shots and didn\u2019t score until a free throw and a 3-pointer early in the second quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets led by as many as 14 before halftime, with Drummond leading the way with 15 points and nine boards as the Nets carried a 60-56 lead into intermission.<\/p>\n<p>Ball erupted for 18 points in the third quarter, however, including five 3-pointers, to boost the Hornets a 93-89 advantage heading into the final period.<\/p>\n<p>They extended that cushion to nine with barely eight minutes remaining in the fourth, but three baskets and two free throws by Irving moved the Nets into a 106-105 lead with 3:37 to go.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte nailed four 3-pointers in the final two minutes, however, including two by Cody Martin and one apiece by Terry Rozier and Bridges to pull away.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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