Kyrie Irving finished with 20-of-31 field goals, including 8-of-12 from the 3 point line.
Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving made history on Tuesday night when he dropped a franchise-record 60 points en route to a 150-108 win over a hapless Orlando Magic.
Kyrie Irving finished with 20-of-31 field goals, including 8-of-12 from the 3 point line.
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His fellow NBA peers wasted no time in singing his praises. Karl Anthony Towns who himself scored a season-high 60 points on Monday praised Kyrie.
Jersey putting up numbers.
? @KyrieIrving— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) March 16, 2022
Former teammate and Lakers superstar LeBron James, who has been dropping insane numbers lately didn’t even wait until the game ended and tweeted this.
Ky stop it man!!! Actually don’t ???????????
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 16, 2022
Evan Fournier of the New York Knicks called Kyrie the most skilled player ever. High praise indeed.
Kyrie really the most skilled player ever. Not even sure its a debate.
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) March 16, 2022
Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Atlanta Hawks had a perfect remark for the Nets magician.
Kyrie is sick ?
— Bogdan Bogdanovic (@LeaderOfHorde) March 16, 2022
Bogdanovic’s teammate Trae Young, who scored 46 points against the Portland Trailblazers yesterday tipped his hat to everyone who’s playing at a high level.
The League is UP right now , everybody hoopin
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 16, 2022
Many thought that after the departure of James Harden to the 76ers, Brooklyn would fall off a cliff, but the recent performances of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have made sure that one can only write off the Nets at their own peril.