On December 9, Beijing time, NBA regular season: Trail Blazers home vs Mavericks. With 3 minutes and 51 seconds left in the second quarter, there was a sudden situation on the court: Irving broke through and was fouled by the opponent, lost his balance and fell to the ground. Mavericks center Powell jumped up for a frontcourt rebound and smashed his entire body into Irving's leg as he landed.
The live broadcast camera is not very clear, but you can see how serious it is from another angle, Owen's leg is ** on the ground, and it hurts to look at it!Irving got up, insisted on making free throws, and then limped back to the locker room. Luckily, Owen was able to walk on his own when he left the court.
The guard played 13 minutes and 21 seconds, shooting 4 of 6 and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The Mavericks officially announced: Irving has injured his right foot and will not return for this game. The Trail Blazers on-site commentator said Irving had left the arena in a wheelchair. But Mavericks Mavericks coach Kidd revealed that Irving did not leave in a wheelchair.
In the end, the Mavericks defeated the Trail Blazers 125-112. Doncic had 32 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, and Exum ushered in a burst out, scoring 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists on 9-of-15 shooting. With the Trail Blazers Ayton and Brogdon sidelined due to injury, Anfernee Simmons finished with 30 points, eight assists and six turnovers on 10-of-21 shooting, and Sharpe had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
This season's Irving has been very low-key and there hasn't been much news. In the last game of the Mavericks' big win over the Jazz by 50 points, Irving played 27 minutes, 11 of 16, 4 of 7 three-pointers, and scored 26 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals!In the third quarter of the game, he tried to dunk twice, one failed and one succeeded. It is worth mentioning that this also became the first dunk of Irving's Mavericks career!
So far this season, Irving has played in 17 games for the Mavericks, averaging 31 games per game8 minutes,Scored 23 points 39 plates 52 help 12 steals 14 turnovers, shooting percentage: 471% and 38 percent from three-point range4% and 90 free throw percentage3%。Irving's true shooting percentage is 576%, 146th in the league, about the same as Leonard.
For comparison, in the 2022-23 season, Irving played 20 games with the Mavericks, averaging 382 minutes,He finished with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 13 steals 19 turnovers, shooting 51% from the field and 39 from three-point range2% and 94 free throw percentage7%。Compared to last season, Irving's stats have dropped across the board this season.
Playing next to Doncic, Irving has sacrificed a lot of ball possession. His round possession is 274%, which is lower than Poole. For comparison, Doncic has 34 rounds7%, second in the league behind Embiid (36.).3%）。Doncic and Irving have played quite a few games together, but still don't have good chemistry.
This offseason,Lone Ranger 3 years 1$2.6 billion extension for Irving, with a guaranteed amount of 3 years$200 million. The contract carries $6 million in prize money and $2 million per year: Irving gets $1 million for 65 games in the regular seasonThe Mavericks won 50 in the regular season, and Irving got another 1 million. The conditions are not too harsh, and Owen should be able to do it.
In the 2022 offseason, Irving was eligible to re-sign with the Nets, but the team refused to give him a salary cap. On Feb. 3 of this year, Irving requested a trade from the Nets. Three days later, the Nets traded Irving + Morris to the MavericksIn exchange for Finney-Smith + Dinwiddie + 2029 unprotected first-round pick + 2 second-round picks.
In an interview this season, Irving admitted that requesting a trade last season was one of the best decisions he made. Cuban is known to have sold the Mavericks last month, but he still has control of the team. If the Mavericks' record doesn't improve in the next two years, do you think Cuban will consider breaking up the Eastern European combination?
Hardaway Jr. said in an interview that when they returned to the locker room, Irving was there to greet them: "Irving is in good spirits. Hopefully he won't be out for too long. Hardaway Jr. added. Owen was accidentally injured by a teammate and hoped that Owen would be soon**!