Perspective: The Nets got superstar performances from Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to beat the Cavaliers and secure their playoff berth as arguably the scariest seventh seed in NBA history.
jacket-and-shorts combo on the sidelines but he still can’t suit up for the game. He hasn’t logged a minute all season.
“You never know why someone gets in the zone like that,” Coach Steve Nash said of Irving, who finished with a team-high 34 points and 12 assists. “I don’t want to take it for granted when we have moments like this where we’re clicking on almost all cylinders,” Irving said. “When you have most of the starters scoring over 15 and just the ball’s hopping, we’re executing very well and we’re trusting one another … When we get into those one-on-one matchups and me and K start shooting a bunch of attempts and we try to go and be special, those are going to be moments that are going to come.
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