NetsDaily · Feb 1, 2020
KYRIE IRVING DROPS 54 IN NETS WIN OVER BULLS, 133-118
Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty ImagesBROOKLYN, N.Y. — “That Kobe mentality, Mamba mentality. I had to keep going.”
Kyrie Irving played his second game since his friend, his mentor, Kobe Bryant passed away. In his honor, Irving dropped 54 points on 19-of-23 shooting — the second most in Nets history and the third most in his career. He led the Nets in a huge 133-118 win over the Chicago Bulls, their second straight win and their third in the last four games.
The only other players in NBA history to drop 50+ points while shooting that well: Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. He’s now second for most points in a game for a Nets player, trailing only Deron Williams who dropped 57 in 2012.