Brooklyn Nets are not having a good time this January. After racking up an incredible streak of 18 wins in 20 games from November 27 to January 8 and climbing considerably in the Eastern Conference, everything was put on hold with the loss of Kevin Durant. The knee of the fantastic forward was a punch in the ribs of the franchise that left them without air: 8 games, only 2 wins against the Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors. Because everything is more difficult without KD.
So the New York derby against the Knicks was coming urgently. With the need to swerve within a scenario of two straight losses and with those at the top with no intention of waiting for the Nets to recover their bellows. And Brooklyn took a breath at home against her neighbor: 122-115 with a fabulous Kyrie Irving.
“I love beating them, playing against them, although in general it’s just about reaching the goal: winning the game. It is not personal”, Said the point guard, who grew up in New Jersey, the former home of some Nets who saw him go into a trance in the last and definitive period: 21 of his 32 points came in the final nine and a half minutes, when the Knicks still had hopes of ending a streak of already six straight losses against Brookyn: they have not won the derby since January 26, 2020, the day of the tragic death of Kobe Bryant. It’s Irving’s sixth game with 30 or more points, a franchise record.
Led by Brunson (26 points) and Barrett (24), the Knicks got within five points (88-83) at the start of the fourth quarter, and it was there, at that moment, when Irving hit them with more virulence to cut them off. the wings. ANDThe point guard linked 8 points with a pair of triples that stretched the differences to the already unattainable 104-90. Despite the defeat, the Big Apple franchise continues in seventh position in the East, sitting in the play in and with one eye still on the positions that give direct access to the playoffs. Getting into the postseason would be quite a feat, the second time in the last ten seasons. And, that, is already a lot for the Knicks.
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11
Kyrie Irving |
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12
Joe Harris |
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8
Patty Mills |
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13
Markieff Morris |
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30
Seth Curry |
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4
Edmond Sumner |
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0
Royce O’Neale |
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18
Yuta Watanabe |
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33
Nicolas Claxton |
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24
Cam Thomas |
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20
Day’Ron Sharpe |
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14
Kessler Edwards |
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6
David Duke Jr. |
| Min | Pts | RT | RO | RD | Ast | Per | Rec | Tap | T1 | T2 | T3 | FR | FC | Val | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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11
Kyrie Irving |
41 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3/6 | 7/15 | 5/12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
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12
Joe Harris |
31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4/7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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8
Patty Mills |
10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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13
Markieff Morris |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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30
Seth Curry |
32 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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4
Edmond Sumner |
9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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0
Royce O’Neale |
36 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/3 | 4/7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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18
Yuta Watanabe |
17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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33
Nicolas Claxton |
34 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1/4 | 6/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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24
Cam Thomas |
12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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20
Day’Ron Sharpe |
13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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14
Kessler Edwards |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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6
David Duke Jr. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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4
Derrick Rose |
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13
Evan Fournier |
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30
Julius Randle |
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51
Ryan Archdeacon |
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55
Isaiah Hartenstein |
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11
Jalen Brunson |
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17
All Mykhailiuk |
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9
RJ Barrett |
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0
Cam Reddish |
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1
Obi Toppin |
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5
Immanuel Quickley |
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6
Quentin Grimes |
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45
Jericho Sims |
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2
Miles McBride |
| Min | Pts | RT | RO | RD | Ast | Per | Rec | Tap | T1 | T2 | T3 | FR | FC | Val | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4
Derrick Rose |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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13
Evan Fournier |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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30
Julius Randle |
38 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4/6 | 6/10 | 1/6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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51
Ryan Archdeacon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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55
Isaiah Hartenstein |
20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
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11
Jalen Brunson |
37 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6/6 | 10/17 | 0/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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17
All Mykhailiuk |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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9
RJ Barrett |
31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/4 | 6/11 | 3/5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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0
Cam Reddish |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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1
Obi Toppin |
9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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5
Immanuel Quickley |
27 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 4/7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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6
Quentin Grimes |
37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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45
Jericho Sims |
27 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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2
Miles McBride |
10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
