Kyrie Irving Gets First Triple-Double With Brooklyn, But Nets Lose To Pistons
Kyrie Irving had his first triple-double with Brooklyn with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
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Kyrie Irving had his first triple-double with Brooklyn with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Irving came in at 35.3 per game and had scored at least 26 in all four games, and finished with 22 points on 7-for-18 shooting with 10 assists.
Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn with 28 points, Spencer Dinwiddie had 20 and Caris LeVert 15. The Nets have lost two in a row to fall to 1-3.
Jae Crowder hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key as time expired in overtime, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies to a win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night.
The Knicks had the momentum on the court and their fans cheering wildly in the stands. The Nets have Kyrie Irving.
After signing with the Nets during the summer, Irving broke Kiki Vandeweghe's record for most points by a player in his first game with a team.
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Joseph Tsai, the co-founder of e-commerce company Alibaba who already owned 49 percent of the franchise, will purchase the remaining 51 percent from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov.
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The Brooklyn Nets are about to stun the NBA and at the same time put themselves in position to win a championship in the not-too-distant future.
According to reports, superstar shooting guard Kyrie Irving is "motivated" to sign a massive 4-year, $141 million deal with Brooklyn once the free agency negotiating window officially opens at 6 p.m. on Sunday.
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