Surely, Kyrie Irving didn’t wait nearly a full season to play home games just to disappear down the stretch.
Irving didn’t score in the final nine minutes of action — four minutes of regulation plus overtime — and missed his only three shots in that span Thursday night as the Nets saw a nine-point lead turn into a. He finished with 25 points, second to Kevin Durant’s team-high 26.
. The newness could be felt when a smattering of fans chanted “Kyrie’s home!” when he stepped to the free-throw line early in the game. The Nets could’ve used a defensive stopper like Ben Simmons in the waning minutes of the close game. Alas, the point guard still is not practicing — “He really just passes the ball” as teammates go through drills, teammate Bruce Brown said — and there is little precedent for an NBA player making his season debut so close to the finish line and being a difference-maker.
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