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Seven Nets in double-figures as shorthanded Brooklyn escapes with win in NOLA, 134-129

Grit, thy name is Brooklyn.

Led by Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn and their nine available players overcame adversity Tuesday, defeating New Orleans, 134-129. With the win, the Nets improve to 38-19 on the season and are tied with the Sixers for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. All this after the Nets announced pre-game that James Harden was out “indefinitely” after a rehab “setback.”

The win did not come easy in the Big Easy. The Nets entered the final minute nursing a two-point lead and Irving, who finished with a team-high 32 points (24 in the second half), eight assists and two rebounds in 38 minutes, went to close.