Kyrie Irving scored 21 of his 27 factors within the first half because the Brooklyn Nets took management early and simply prolonged the NBA’s longest profitable streak to 12 video games with a 139-103 rout of the San Antonio Spurs on Monday in New York.
Brooklyn remained unbeaten since a house loss to the Boston Celtics on Dec. 4 and moved inside two of matching the longest profitable streak in staff historical past. The Nets have received 14 straight twice and final achieved the feat March 12-April 6, 2006, when present coach Jacque Vaughn appeared in each recreation as a reserve guard.
Irving shot 11 of 14 from the sphere, together with a thunderous dunk off an offensive rebound early within the second quarter.
Like Irving, Nets ahead Kevin Durant additionally sat out the fourth quarter. He collected 25 factors and 11 of Brooklyn’s 32 assists for his fourth double-double of the season.
The Nets scored 74 factors by halftime and led by double-digits for the entire closing three quarters.
T.J. Warren added 18 factors and Seth Curry contributed 16 for Brooklyn, which shot 62.4 p.c. It was the fifth time the Nets shot at the least 60 p.c, and every occasion occurred throughout the profitable streak.
Keldon Johnson scored 22 factors because the Spurs misplaced for the seventh time in 10 video games. Devin Vassell added 14 for San Antonio, which shot 43.3 p.c.
Irving scored 12 factors in an early 17-5 spurt that put Brooklyn up 25-12 with 5:11 remaining. The Nets then took a 37-25 lead on a jumper by Joe Harris proper earlier than the horn to finish the primary.
Irving’s one-handed putback dunk off a missed Yuta Watanabe 15-footer introduced the Brooklyn reserves to their ft and staked Brooklyn to a 46-27 lead with 8:52 left. The Nets held a 74-47 lead getting into halftime.
Irving and Durant mixed for 15 factors within the third because the Nets carried a 108-79 margin into the fourth.
—Field Level Media/Reuters
