Basketball world erupts over NBA star's historic feat
Brooklyn star Kyrie Irving set an NBA record for a player making his debut for a new team, scoring 50 points in a heart-stopping match against the Timberwolves.
Unfortunately for the Nets, they needed 52 from their new point guard.
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Irving’s last-second off-balance shot in overtime fell short as the Minnesota Timberwolves won a thriller in Brooklyn, 127-126.
Irving finished the night with 50 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, but will have to wait to log his first victory in his new black uniform.
Nevertheless, Irving's history-making debut was the talk of the basketball world on social media.
kyrie irving is a bad man scored 50 points tonight #NBA #KyrieIrving
— Darius (@Flea_Breeland) October 24, 2019
Despite the L, Kyrie Irving just had himself a game
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50 Points
8 Rebounds
7 Assists
51 FG%
7/14 3PM
Most points ever in a Nets debut🔥— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 24, 2019
#ESPN #SportsPanorama #DmtDaily
Kyrie Irving had a historic night for the Nets: His 50 PTS were the most ever by a player debuting for a new team.
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NBA, https://t.co/Bf14Z8bOjX #SportsBiz via https://t.co/s4DvaDaJDW— DMT.NEWS (@DmtDaily) October 24, 2019
Kyrie Irving is COLD
50 points
8 rebounds
7 assists
17/33 FG
9/10 FT
7/14 3PT
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What a debut 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ADmeQSXUvm— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) October 24, 2019
Kyrie Irving scores 50pts and loses in OT to Minnesota. Unbelievable. He was absolutely ballin and loses to Minnesota in overtime. Wow. #NBA
— Robert Lewis (@TheRobertLewiz) October 24, 2019
@KyrieIrving 🔥🔥🔥
— Peanut Mata'utia (@PeteMatautia) October 24, 2019
@KyrieIrving's stat line for his debut game with the @BrooklynNets is INSANE. I can almost guarantee that Kyrie is gonna have a better season opener game then Stephen Curry. 50.Pts, 8.Reb, 7.Ast, 51.5 FG%, 7 3PM, 50 3P%.. If Curry beats that stat line on his debut, I'm impressed
— Julian Mazza (@JulianMazza17) October 24, 2019
This guy @KyrieIrving is on fire 🔥🔥
— Yoane MB (@IamMac_Loyd) October 24, 2019
It’s the Kyrie Irving show in Brooklyn. Enjoy the show
— Parlay (@rich_ExtraRanch) October 24, 2019
Monster night from Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns paced the Timberwolves with 36 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and three blocks while hitting seven 3-pointers as Minnesota rallied from an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime and secure the win.
Andrew Wiggins logged 21 points and eight rebounds as six Minnesota players scored in double figures.
Irving stumbles on game-winning effort
Irving had a chance to win the game and set up an isolation play in the game’s final seconds. He fell to the ground as he attempted a spin move against Josh Okogie, but regained his balance and maintained possession of the ball.
He regathered near the free throw line in time to launch a desperate heave toward the bucket that bounced off the rim as time expired.
Kyrie Irving dropped 50 in his Nets debut, but couldn't get the buzzer beater to go that would've given the Nets the win.pic.twitter.com/pVXBkImXOH
— SNY (@SNYtv) October 24, 2019
Irving’s 50-point effort breaks Kiki VanDeWeghe's mark for a player making his debut with a new team. VandDeWeghe scored 47 points in his debut with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1984.
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