The Boston Celtics didn’t do much wrong in the opening quarter and breezed to a 139–96 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Boston was 18–for–29 from the field (62.1 percent) in the opening frame and led 46-16 after 12 minutes. It was the largest lead the Celtics have had after the first…

Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and Royce O’Neale hit the game-winning shot as the Brooklyn Nets overcame a second-half injury to Kevin Durant to beat the host Miami Heat 102–101 on Sunday night. O’Neale scored the go-ahead basket on a putback with 3.2 seconds left after rebounding an Irving 3-point miss. Miami’s Jimmy Butler missed…

Kevin Durant scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and the host Brooklyn Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 127–115 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night in Kyrie Irving’s return from a team-imposed suspension. Irving was the focal point of controversy for posting a link to an…

Zach LaVine scored 20 of his season-high 29 points in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls rallied down the stretch for a 108–99 victory over the struggling Brooklyn Nets in New York. The Nets, playing hours after parting ways with coach Steve Nash, lost for the sixth time in eight games this season. The…

NEW YORK—The Los Angeles Clippers came to Brooklyn without their coach and many of their best players. The Nets couldn’t convince themselves that LA’s patchwork lineup could beat them. “I mean, it’s natural when a team is missing so many players. They’ve been going through so much over there and you relax,” Kevin Durant said….

LOS ANGELES—So much for feeling his way back after being out two weeks in the NBA’s health and safety protocols. James Harden sure looks all the way back. Harden tied his season high with 39 points and had a season-best 15 assists in the second game of his return, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the…

LOS ANGELES—Short-handed and on the verge of a crushing fourth-quarter collapse, the Brooklyn Nets went right at Lakers star LeBron James. “Until this is over, until we can get our full roster, I think the motto is, ‘find ways to win,’ and we’ve been doing that,” Nets guard James Harden said. This time, that meant…

The NBA’s Brooklyn Nets’ guard Kyrie Irving has been banned from the team until he is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new statement from the team. “Given the evolving nature of the situation and after thorough deliberation, we have decided Kyrie Irving will not play or practice with the team until he is…