LOS ANGELES – Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 60 points in a dazzling display as the Brooklyn Nets stretched their NBA winning streak with a 150-108 thrashing of the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.
Nets star Irving – who had bagged 50 points last week in a victory over Charlotte – delivered another performance for the ages against an outclassed Magic at Orlando’s Amway Center.
Irving’s tour de force surpassed his previous career best of 57 points, set in 2015 while playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers in a victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
“I felt good,” Irving said after his epic display. “It really is a testament to the way we’ve been gelling as a team – us just giving each other confidence and doing the right things.
“When you can get 60 in the flow of the game and it doesn’t seem forced, and you’re not putting up a few too many bad shots, and you come to the bench and guys are supporting you, telling you to go after the record – that makes the basketball worth it.”