“I’m excited for that game,” Kyrie Irving told CLNS and media prior to the Boston Celtics tilt with the Toronto Raptors Friday night at the TD Garden. “It’s a competitor’s dream going against the best of the best.”
Irving’s was not shy about expressing his excitement to face the team with the East’s best record, on national television, on a Friday night. And boy did he deliver!
Irving posted his best performance as a Celtic, leading Boston to a 123-116 overtime victory over Toronto with 43 points on 18-26 shooting, to go along with 11 assists.