The Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-103 on Monday night for their 12th straight victory.
Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving passes away from San Antonio Spurs' Zach Collins and Malaki Branham during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in New York. after he finally missed and scored 27 points as the Brooklyn Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs 139-103 on Monday night for their 12th straight victory.
“I don’t think we really pay attention too much to the streak, we just really want to play well for one another,” Irving said. The Nets never trailed for the second straight game in an easy start to the new year after going 12-1 in December. They are two wins shy of matching the franchise's longest winning streak, having won 14 in a row twice while based in New Jersey.Keldon Johnson scored 22 points for the Spurs.Irving was 6 for 6 in the first quarter, with three 3-pointers, for 15 points and the Nets shot 64% in opening a 37-25 lead.
Irving said it had been a struggle to regain strength after spraining his ankle in the 2021 playoffs. He joked that the reaction from his teammates was due to surprise over his leaping abilities.
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