Kyrie Irving, 2nd chance points fuel Nets’ sweep over Knicks

Julius Randle and the New York Knicks blew a golden opportunity to beat the hobbling Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets’ Big 3 was reduced to only Kyrie Irving after James Harden joined Kevin Durant at the sidelines with a hamstring soreness four minutes into the game. Blake Griffin also took an off night in the second game of a back-to-back schedule.

No problem for the Nets.

Irving carried the offensive load with a 40-point masterpiece while his supporting cast clawed and scrapped to complete their comeback and regular-season sweep the Knicks, 114-112, on Monday night at the Barclays Center.

It went down to the last possession again. Unlike in their previous meeting, Randle didn’t lose the handle this…