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Irving Returns, But New-Look Nets Beaten By Cavs In 2 OTs

CBS | January 21, 2021

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving needed some time. The new-look Nets will require some as well.

Irving returned from his personal “pause” and scored 37 points in his first game with Kevin Durant and James Harden but Brooklyn’s “Big 3” couldn’t keep up with Cleveland’s Collin Sexton, who scored 42 and led the Cavaliers to a 147-135 double-overtime win on Wednesday night.

CLEVELAND, OHIO – JANUARY 20: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets drives to the basket while under pressure from Collin Sexton #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the third quarter at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on January 20, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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