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Kyrie Irving scored 34 points along with 12 assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 11 assists for the Brooklyn Nets who took the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Darius Garland-led Cleveland Cavaliers 115-108 on Tuesday night in the play-in opener.

Following the game, the Nets’ Kyrie Irving shared his thoughts about the passing ability of Kevin Durant: “I don’t know a lot of 7-footers that are doing what he’s doing with the ball in his hands as a playmaker, as often as he is.”