Kyrie Irvin and Kevin Durant were lethal again

BOSTON. Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and gave up eight assists on his return to Boston, now in the Brooklyn Nets uniform, which he defeated Celtics 123-95 on Friday night.

Kevin Durant had 29 points, while Jarrett Allen added 11 rebounds to the Nets, who kept up the pace early in the season and gave Boston their first loss..

Irving hit seven of 10 triples in his first regular season at TD Garden in 2019, when he terminated his contract with Celtics.

Jaylen Brown had 27 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics, while Jayson Tatum finished with 20 points and eight balls caught from the boards.

The Celtics defeated Milwaukee Wednesday in the season opener with a last-minute Tatum shot against Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, they failed to emerge victorious from the second consecutive match against a team considered favorites in the Eastern Conference.

The game began after a minute of silence for former Celtics player and coach KC Jones, who passed away Friday morning.