The Nets survived one night without Kyrie Irving and lived to tell about it.
Their second try was a nightmare.
The Nets returned home without their star point guard after a 10-day, five-game trip out West and laid a clunker Monday night, getting dismantled by the Pacers in a 115-86 loss at Barclays Center.
Irving missed his second straight game with a shoulder injury that the Nets (5-8) hope is only a “short-term” deal. But even he might not have been able to save the Nets on a night when they were crushed on the glass and let the Pacers drop 41 points on them in the second quarter.