NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving hit his first seven shots and there was a big celebration on the bench. one-handed follow slam He eventually missed out after scoring 27 points as the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-103 on Monday night to extend their 12th straight win.
Kevin Durant added 25 points and 11 assists for the Nets (25-12). The Nets had the longest winning streak in the NBA this season against Boston, setting a league record. Brooklyn has won 16 of their last 17 games.
“I don’t think we pay too much attention to streaks. We just want each other to play well,” Irving said.
Irving went 14-11 and Durant went 14-10, neither playing a fourth quarter with the Nets going 23-7 under Jack Vaughan. TJ Warren scored his 18th and Brooklyn shot his 62%.
The Nets started the new year easily by not trailing two games in a row after winning 12-1 in December. These are his two wins, which equals the franchise’s longest winning streak, which he won 14 times in a row while based in New Jersey.
“It felt easy,” said Ben Simmons, who had nine assists and six rebounds.
Keldon Johnson has scored 22 goals for the Spurs.
“They were rolling from the jump to the end of the game,” Johnson said.
Irving went 6-for-6 in the first quarter, scoring 15 points on three 3-pointers and the Nets opened up a 37-25 lead on 64% shooting.
He eventually missed a three-point shot in front of the Brooklyn bench, but his teammates slammed the sidelines when he streaked into the lane after Yuta Watanabe’s missed jumper to take a 46-27 lead. I ran away in a hurry.
Irving said he struggled to regain strength after spraining his ankle in the 2021 playoffs.
“Sometimes in the locker room I get sick of people disrespecting my athleticism,” he said, bringing his fingers closer together.
Brooklyn led 74-47 at halftime and surpassed 100 points in three quarters for the second time this season in the past six games.
Devin Bussell scored 14 points for the Spurs.
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Spurs: Coach Gregg Popovich said he walked about 80 blocks in New York on Monday and ate Italian, Turkish and Lebanese food. He said he could do more in this trip to face the Knicks at Square Garden. The Spurs were planning a team meal after Monday’s game….The Spurs are on a six-game losing streak to the net.
Nets: Lois O’Neill and Markieff Morris were not with the Nets due to illnesses unrelated to COVID-19. …Joe Harris scored eight goals after a sore left knee kept him out of four games. …The Nets congratulated Durant during the game, who recently ranked 15th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. He edged out five-time Spurs champion Tim Duncan.
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Spurs: Wednesday in New York.
Nets: Wednesday in Chicago.
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