Kyrie Irving had himself quite the performance in Brooklyn’s 121-111 win over the Pistons in Detroit.
The Nets point guard came five points shy of tying his season-high 50 points, which he set on opening night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But there are a few other numbers that illustrate just how good Irving’s night was:
- Irving only had one turnover in the win. His 50 points against the Timberwolves are the most points scored in a single game by a Net with one or fewer turnovers. His 45 points against the Pistons is the second-highest mark.
- No one in the NBA has scored more against the Pistons than Irving in 2019-20.
- Irving’s 29 second half points are the most by a Nets player in 2019-20. Irving previously set the mark at 25, in the same game he scored 50 against Minnesota.
- Irving has scored 30-plus points in six games this season. That’s the second-most by a Net in 2019-20 (Spencer Dinwiddie leads the team with seven.)
- This is Irving’s first 30-point game of 2020, and his first since his 26-game layoff.
- Saturday marked the third time Irving has taken 30 shots in a game this year. It’s also the first time he’s done so since coming back from his right shoulder impingement.
- Irving shot 50% from the floor. It’s the sixth time he’s done so in 2019-20.
- Irving went a perfect 10-for-10 at the free-throw line. It’s the fourth time he’s had double-digit free-throw attempts while with the Nets, and the second time he’s been perfect at the charity stripe when earning at least 10 trips.
- He registered a +13 plus-minus. It’s the fifth time he’s had a plus-minus of +10 or better this year.
- Last, but not least, Irving logged his eighth game with seven or more assists of the season.