In their first game without the suspended Irving, Brooklyn dominated Washington 128-86 at Capital One Arena.
“It’s an unfortunate situation for people that are impacted by this situation. I mean it just sucks all around for everybody. Hopefully we can move past it,” Durant had said of Irving’s promotion of a movie with anti-Semitic tropes, refusal to apologize and subsequent suspension on Thursday night.
“Once the balls start bouncing and we get into practice none of that stuff seeps into the gym. So that’s the cool part about being in the league. Once you step off the court everyone got the microphones out and the microscopes looking at you asking you what you feel about it. That’s been difficult but the game is the constant for us.Sean Marks lays outs steps for a Kyrie Irving return to Nets
“[We have to] just get ready for the game. Keep playing, just being you. I think guys know that our job is to come to work and be the best version of us that we can. That’s the only thing we can control.” Durant did it all for the Nets, narrowly missing a brilliant triple-double with 28 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. He finished a game-high plus-35 in 33 minutes, 11 seconds, and frankly didn’t need to even play that long.
But unlike so many of their early-season losses, this time the Nets actually gave their franchise player some help. Robbed of Irving, Brooklyn upped the pace more, looking to push the ball at every opportunity. And even when they didn’t score on the break, they feasted on early offense and shot 55.6 percent, which included 14-of-28 from behind the 3-point arc.Center Nic Claxton had 18 points, a team-high tying nine boards and a team-high three blocked shots.
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