It was worth that wait! Eighteen months after Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving agreed to sign with the Nets, the two took the court Tuesday night and wowed everyone watching.
The Nets, led by Kev and Ky —as their teammates call them, didn’t take their foot off the gas pedal all that much in their season-opener, smothering the Warriors 125-96 at an empty Barclays Center. And it wasn’t that close. Brooklyn made a strong statement that it’s a new era of Nets basketball and the team is here to compete. It was all Nets.
Following a 40 point quarter, which is the most points the franchise has ever tallied in a season opener, Brooklyn closed the first half with a dominant 18 point lead, led by the Nets superstar duo combining for 36 of their 63 first half points.