Kyrie Irving led the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets to victory at NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday with his best performance of the season. Ja Morant was even stronger in Memphis.
In the next home game he has to watch again: Kyrie Irving.
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Irving scored 38 points and five rebounds and five assists in the 126-123 victory in Milwaukee on Saturday evening (local time). It was only the guard’s 15th appearance this season. He had missed the first 35 games of the season because he refused a vaccination against the corona virus. Irving is not allowed to play home games in Brooklyn due to New York vaccination regulations.
“It’s the guys we have in the dressing room, honestly, they keep me in shape,” said Irving after the game in Milwaukee: “They drive me, keep me motivated.”
For the Nets, who had won just two of their previous 15 games, success with the reigning champions was crucial in the play-off battle. Brooklyn, still without injured superstar Kevin Durant and new signing Ben Simmons, is currently eighth in the Eastern Conference. The Nets will be without Irving again for Monday’s home game against the Toronto Raptors.
Morant pours 46 points into Bulls – Miami takes top spot in East
In the top game of the day, the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Chicago Bulls 116-110. The outstanding man on the field was Ja Morant, who contributed 46 points to the success and thus has at least 40 points for the fifth time this season. The Grizzlies consolidated third place in the Western Conference with the win, while the Bulls lost first place in the east to the Miami Heat, who won their home game against the San Antonio Spurs 133:129.
The Boston Celtics won their second game after the All-Star break even without Daniel Theis. The Celtics won the Detroit Pistons 113-104 (56-54) on Saturday and scored their eleventh win in the past twelve games. Jaylen Brown with 27 and Jayson Tatum with 26 points were the top shooters at the winner. Theis was not used by coach Ime Udoka.
