Kyrie Irving had said Sunday wouldn’t be a duel between himself and Stephen Curry, but a battle between Brooklyn and Golden State.
But Irving carried the Nets back into the game. Then he trusted his teammates to win it, pulling out a 120-116 come-from-behind victory over defending-champion Golden State at Chase Center.
“Yeah, I don’t think we first of all overreacted to us losing games, that’s just part of the NBA. So that piece of it, I do like about the group,” coach Jacque Vaughn said. “Did they want to get a win? Yes.NBAE via Getty Images The Nets led 84-80 with three minutes left in the third quarter after a Ben Simmons free throw. But they allowed an extended 26-9 run that spanned the periods to fall behind by 13.
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