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Kyrie Irving’s 42-point outing lifts Nets over Rockets, 118-105, and in Play-In bracket

It was a huge night for Brooklyn ... a night that ended with a must-needed win and key losses by their opponents all benefiting the Play-In bound Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets defeated the Houston Rockets, 118-105, Tuesday night at Barclays Center. With the victory, Brooklyn improves to 41-38 on the season but more importantly, the Play-In Tournament seeding went the “Brooklyn Way.”

Brooklyn is currently sitting in the eighth seed, tied with the nine-seeded Atlanta Hawks. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who officially locked into the Play-In Tournament Tuesday, are sitting at the seven seed with a 1.