The banged-up Warriors had been with out a number of prime gamers Wednesday evening at Barclays Heart, however Kyrie Irving additionally was sidelined for the Nets with right-calf tightness.
Irving had began 14 of the earlier 15 video games since coming back from his eight-game suspension. The lone sport he missed was the sport the Nets received at Indiana on Dec. 10 regardless of sitting eight rotation regulars, additionally together with Kevin Durant.
“He’ll are available [Thursday] and get assessed once more, however hopefully trying ahead to him taking part in on Friday [against Milwaukee],” coach Jacque Vaughn mentioned after the Nets’ 143-113 victory.
After getting blown out Tuesday evening by the Knicks on the Backyard, the Warriors had been with out stars Stephen Curry (shoulder), Andrew Wiggins (adductor) and Klay Thompson (load administration). Donte DiVincenzo (non-COVID sickness) and JaMychal Inexperienced (well being and security protocols) additionally missed the sport.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr mentioned that he hopes to persuade Durant to contemplate collaborating within the 2023 FIBA World Cup subsequent summer time. Kerr, who coached Durant with Golden State, is the top coach of Group USA.
“Kevin loves basketball. He likes to play. So I’m actually hoping he desires to play the subsequent couple of summers. So we’ll simply wait and see,” Kerr mentioned. “He’s been so dominant with Group USA and he’s a man who simply likes to play, so we’re hoping he decides to maintain going.”
Durant, who scored 23 factors to go Paul Pierce for sixteenth on the all-time scoring record, mentioned after the sport that he loves taking part in for his nation, however he’s not able to make that call.
Durant mentioned a Knicks-Nets matchup would have been “a very good sport on Christmas,” however he admitted his commerce demand throughout the summer time seemingly “in all probability had one thing to do with” the Nets not being scheduled to play on the vacation this 12 months.
Nets followers chanted “Draymond punched you” whereas Jordan Poole was on the foul line within the third quarter, referring to Draymond Inexperienced. The Warriors teammates acquired right into a scuffle in observe in October. Poole scored 13 factors, taking pictures 1-for-11 from 3-point vary and 4-for-17 total.
The Nets tied a franchise file with 9 gamers scoring in double figures. They may have had extra, however Markieff Morris completed with 9 factors and Yuta Watanabe had eight. … Patty Mills scored 13 factors in 13 minutes after lacking the earlier two video games with a non-COVID sickness. … Joe Harris moved again into the beginning lineup to exchange Irving and had 11 factors in 19 minutes.
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