The Brooklyn Nets lost Kyrie Irving to calf soreness before the game. Then 48 minutes of basketball later, the Nets lost for the third straight time since Kevin Durant was diagnosed with an MCL sprain.
Ben Simmon’s first triple-double in Nets uniform was not enough as Keldon Johnson torched them with 36 points in a 106-98 win Tuesday night that snapped the San Antonio Spurs’ five-game losing skid.
Johnson scored nine in the final four minutes, including the three-pointer with 57.3 seconds left, breaking the Nets’ spirited comeback.
Without Durant and Irving, the best shooting team in the league suddenly turned cold.