Irving scored a season-high 34 points on 13-of-25 shooting, and scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to close the game.

This is his current mentality, he has been holding his breath to prove himself since he was traded by the Cavaliers, and playing the Warriors is the best opportunity.

Now he's jumped at the chance and fully proven his ability.

In addition to Irving, George had 20 points and 6 boards, Butler had 18 points and 3 assists, Jokic had 16 points, 12 boards and 5 assists, and Mitchell had 16 points and 2 assists, and the Nets played a landmark victory.

At the press conference after the game, Tang Tian brought Owen and Mitchell to attend.

"We know you had some clashes with Green during the game, what did he say to you at the time?" The reporter asked Mitchell.

"It's nothing, we're fighting each other, but that's what happened on the field, it's in the past." After Mitchell was mentioned by Tang Tian, he was obviously less panicked in the face of questions from the media.

"If something like this happened the next time we met, would you do it again? Although that could cause a conflict. The reporter asked unwillingly.

"I will, there is no such thing as backing down in my life dictionary, I will face it head-on, no matter who he is." But Mitchell is still tender, and when the reporter asks again, his true nature is exposed.

Tang Tian shook his head with a smile on the side, but this kind of personality was also one of the reasons why he reused Mitchell.

"Kyrie, you've had a season high since you joined the Nets, but we know you didn't feel good in the first quarter, making just one out of five shots, what prompted you to make that change?"

Unlike Mitchell's performance, Irving did have a clear process of first falling and then rising in this game, until the climax of the fourth quarter.

"Yes, I wasn't in the first quarter, it was Mitchell who inspired me, the first-year players played so hard, I had to give it my all and I couldn't lose to him." Owen said with a smile.

"You mean Mitchell inspired you?"

'Yes, he inspired me and inspired the rest of the team.

"Then he's the spiritual leader of the team."

"Yes, he is."

Irving's answer made Mitchell bow his head a little shyly, and few rookies can be so praised by the team boss.

'They're all the future of the team, George, Jimmy, Nikola, they're young, but I'm sure they can do it. Tang Tian also gave him a very high evaluation of this group of players in the interview.

The Nets' post-game press conference was a joyous and harmonious atmosphere, but the losing Warriors were unimpressed.

'Mitchell is a great guy, I like him a lot, I enjoy playing against him, we don't have any problems with each other.

'They did play a good game, but it's just a regular season game and we're going to defend the title and I'm looking forward to beating them in the finals if they can make it.'

Green admires Mitchell, but he doesn't care too much about losing games.

His attitude is also that of the Warriors, who are aiming to defend their title and their dynasty, and a regular season win or defeat doesn't make them take it too seriously and don't care too much.

But taking the Warriors was a huge incentive for the Nets.

In the next half month, they achieved an 8-1 record and firmly occupied the top position in the East.

Fast forward to the end of January, when the league announced the final results of the All-Star vote.

The All-Star vote for the new season has undergone some changes from the past, no longer just by the fans, the fan votes account for 50%, the remaining media account for 25%, the league players account for 25%, whether a player can be selected in the end, needs a combination of fans, media and player voting.

Western starters: Curry, Harden, Durant, Cousins and Davis.

Eastern starters: Irving, DeRozan, George, James and Antetokounmpo.

The Nets' Irving and George were both selected as starters, Jokic was selected as the bench, and Butler was selected for Wall, who was absent due to injury, and this is the first time that the team has four players selected for the All-Star game since Tang Tian took over, which is also the first team after the Eastern Hawks.

The same was true in the West, with Curry and Durant selected as the starters, Thompson and Green on the bench, and four players also selected.

With both regular season games played, fans are looking forward to a possible Finals and can also see the two teams meet in the All-Star Game in advance.

In addition to the four players who were selected for the main game, Mitchell, Markkanen, and Brogdon were all selected for the rookie game.

The Nets have a present and a great future.

However, because he was elected head coach of the All-Star Game last year, Tang Tian will not coach this year.

A similar situation has happened to the Warriors, who have grown significantly since trading Gordon from the Magic in January, and are now overtaking the Warriors to first place in the East, and Kerr is also unable to coach.

This is equivalent to giving the Cavaliers' Tyronn Lue and Rockets D'Antoni the opportunity to coach both teams with four stars.

However, although it has not been made public, Tang Tian said that he will appear in the All-Star field in an unprecedented way this year.

The All-Star break was about to begin, but just then, Jones received a trade proposal.

The Bucks want to trade Brogdon with their first-round pick next year.

The Bucks had just signed Middleton in free agency, but they still didn't have enough firepower from the outside, and they especially needed a player like Brogdon who could shoot threes and have a playmaker.

Jones's suggestion is not to trade, Brogdon still has 2 years on his contract, although he was squeezed out of the rotation by Mitchell, but the strength is there, if the team has an injury, he can immediately top up, but if he is traded, it will be difficult to do this.

Tang Tian basically agrees, although it is a pity that Brogdon fell out of the rotation and sat on the bench, but this is the NBA, you must know that it was Mitchell who sat on the cold bench at the beginning of the season, and opportunity and competition are the ways to ensure that a team always maintains a high level of competition.

Still, the Bucks' first round gave him some ideas.

George will renew his contract next year, and the Nets will also face the luxury tax issue for the first time after Tang Tian became the owner.

And that's not all, after Yi Jianlian's contract renewal and Mitchell's contract renewal, they will come wave after wave like a tide.

That's also the point of the league setting a salary cap, a team that doesn't allow too many superstars to come out.

So in this case, three or four core players, plus some quality rookies is the best combination.

This is the reason why Tang Tian traded Gordon for Markkanen last year and sent Booker away to train Mitchell.

This is also the reason why many people play 2K and will collapse in the end, and it is dangerous to patronize and collect stars without future rotation.

Now Mitchell and Markkanen can be used, and Kuzma can also be used next season, but it is still not enough for the Nets, who will later show multiple contract extensions.