It's so far, so good for season one of the Kevin Durant & Kyrie Irving Show. The two superstars are off to a historically hot start in their first two games together with the Brooklyn Nets.
They teamed up to earn an easy Christmas Day victory over the Boston Celtics, 123-95, with the high-scoring, sage-burning Irving torching his former team with 37 points, including 7-of-10 from long range. He also spiked his memorable night with six rebounds and eight assists.
According to ESPN Statistics and Information, Irving is the first player with at least 35 points on 60 percent shooting on a Christmas Day game since, quite incidentally, Durant. He is also only the fifth players to accomplish the feat in the last 25 years.
Kyrie Irving is the first player with 35 points on 60% shooting in a Christmas Day game since… Kevin Durant in 2010.
Irving is the 5th player to do this over the last 25 years.
His 37 points were the 2nd-most in NBA history by a former Celtic in his first game against Boston pic.twitter.com/KSbDkEq2dI
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 26, 2020
Kyrie Irving's 37 points today set a Nets Christmas Day record, surpassing Micheal Ray Richardson's 36 points in 1984. pic.twitter.com/HhxRIZtnBT
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) December 26, 2020
Kevin Durant has scored 51 points in his first two games with the @BrooklynNets. Durant is one of four players with 50+ points in his first two games with New Jersey/Brooklyn, joining Kyrie Irving (76 pts), John Williamson (54), and Nate Archibald (52). @EliasSports pic.twitter.com/UFOY4r9f1o
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) December 26, 2020