Irving hails Nets response after 'internet uproar' for loss to short-handed 76ers - sportsmax.tv

Kyrie Irving was thrilled with the Brooklyn Nets' effect to the "internet uproar" from Tuesday's 115-106 nonaccomplishment to the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers successful Wednesday's 112-98 roadworthy triumph implicit the Toronto Raptors.

Irving led the mode for the Nets with a team-high 29 points, including 19 successful the 3rd quarter, arsenic they bounced backmost aft being "embarrassed" by the 76ers who were missing Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey.

The triumph improved the Nets to 9-10, fueled by a 39-25 3rd 4th wherever Irving scored 3 triples.

"We're successful the concern of winning," Irving told reporters aft the game.

"We'll instrumentality this one, particularly aft past night's loss, and the full net going up successful an uproar successful presumption of however embarrassed we should be, which is true.

"We conscionable wanted to marque definite we paid attraction to item tonight. We came retired and responded."

Nets teammate Ben Simmons, who had his 5th consecutive crippled with 10 points oregon more, praised Irving for his relation successful the win.

"Just being Kyrie, that's what we privation him to do, conscionable beryllium himself," Simmons said. "Have that assurance to travel retired and instrumentality those shots and beryllium who helium is.

"He's an unthinkable player, an unthinkable teammate, I'm gladsome helium had a nighttime similar tonight."

Nets caput manager Jacque Vaughn said his broadside had learned and applied invaluable lessons from losses to short-handed opponents lately, including their 116-103 decision to the Los Angeles Lakers missing LeBron James on with the 76ers.

"It truly was a modular that we person to person for each other," Vaughn said. "A large portion of that is holding each different successful a higher standard.

"I thought from the opening of the crippled you saw that, a batch much speech from each other, a batch much connection and request from each different which was large to see."

Kevin Durant was held to lone 12 points for the game, but passed Kevin Garnett to beryllium 18th connected the NBA all-time points scorers' list.