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Kyrie Irving will probably be in the dream of every Orlando Magic player when they sleep on Tuesday night. The Brooklyn Nets guard dropped a cool 60-piece on the Magic, scoring on a cocktail of moves from every corner of the floor.
Irving got cooking early, pouring in 41 points in the first half en route to his latest scoring smorgasbord. His NBA peers were in awe of the Nets spitfire, and even though they were the ones on the receiving end of Irving's onslaught, Magic coach Jamahl Mosley was also deeply impressed.
Mosley, in a report by ESPN, admitted that their defense was hapless against Irving, who also added six rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
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“There are times he's shooting over two people. You try to double-team him, he's smart enough to know when to go and when not to go. He's fast in transition so you can't speed up and try to deny him. They're setting back screens. He's crafty enough and he's seen every coverage and he knows how to play with a pace. That makes it hard.”
It was a pick-your-poison proposition for the Magic once Irving found his stroke. Cole Anthony, RJ Hampton, Markelle Fultz, and Terrence Ross all tried to slow down the Nets star, but to no avail. Irving only made 20 of his 31 attempts, including eight of his 12 three-point shots.
The Magic dropped to 18-52 after Irving did them dirty and will try to wash it off when they take on the Detroit Pistons on Thursday.
