The Brooklyn Nets are going to be without Kevin Durant for the foreseeable future after he came down with COVID-19. In their first game without the two-time NBA Finals MVP, the Nets stepped up in a big way. Brooklyn thoroughly dominated the Utah Jazz from start to finish.
Head coach Steve Nash shook up his starting lineup, benching DeAndre Jordan and Joe Harris in favor of Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince, and Bruce Brown. The decision turned heads, but it paid off.
1st Quarter: The Kyrie Irving Show
The first quarter was all Kyrie Irving, who went a perfect 7-for-7 from the field in a dominant first quarter.