Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving had a first official game with the team for the ages, exploding for 50 points, eight rebounds and seven assists with no turnovers in 38 minutes.
Irving's epic performance was not enough as the Timberwolves won 127-126 in overtime but he made history, joining Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to score 50 points with zero turnovers.
According to NBA Stats, Irving is also the first player in league history to have 50 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and zero turnovers in a game since turnovers were first recorded as a stat during the 1977-78 season.
It was an unbelievable night for Kyrie Irving and it would have been perfect with a win. In the final seconds of overtime, with the Nets trailing by one point, Irving was trying to dribble around Josh Okogie and slipped and fell but he was able to keep his dribble and get off a good shot. Unfortunately for him it didn't get in.
This is what Irving told reporters about his teammates after the game:
“They're ready to protect you from anything and everything. Even when I missed my last shot. You saw my teammates run all the way down from the bench and surround [me], just a bunch of love. ‘We got you.' There's no better feeling than that.”
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