Credibility is in short order this side of the Los Angeles Lakers, every so-called contender having moments that remove the fleeting notion of challenging the champs.
Depending on the night, the Brooklyn Nets can leave you laughing in myriad ways: At the folly of the thoughtless errors that cost them games, or the inevitability of the ridiculous shot-making its stars can pull off, on demand.
The latter was the case Tuesday, and it was Kyrie Irving’s turn to pull the lever — against the L.A. Clippers, a team that would be lauded for having the league’s best record if it wasn’t branded as chokers and fakers from recent history.