It was shades of their preseason game but much more. Kyrie Irving was vintage Kyrie Irving while Kevin Durant showed flashbacks of his MVP campaign.
Although the strong Christmas Day performance, it started with a sloppy first half, which included 12 turnovers. The second half, on the other hand, was a flipped script.
The Nets superstar duo arose in the third stealing the Christmas spotlight. After recording only nine points in the first half, Durant took over and ran the show. He lit up TD Garden in the third quarter, scoring 16 points, leaving the Celtics dazed.