CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant each scored 32 points and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn to nine games with a 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.
The Nets withstood a sensational 46-point performance by Darius Garland, who single-handedly kept the Cavs close in the fourth.
Brooklyn has won 13 of 14 and is beginning to look like an NBA title contender after so much needless drama.
T.J. Warren added a season-high 23 points for the Nets, who handled one of the teams they're chasing in the Eastern Conference standings after beating Milwaukee by 18 on Dec.