Kyrie Irving returned after a two-week break to score 37 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 147-135 double loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Irving played 48 minutes and made 15 of 28 goal attempts. At the end of the game, at 37 points, he added two rebounds and three assists.
Before the match, coach Steve Nash refused to say how many minutes the goalkeeper was going to play, but said he would have a “mindfulness approach” to Irving’s playing time.
Kevin Durant finished with 38 points, 8 assists and 12 rebounds, while James Harden finished the night with a 21-point triple-double, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
During his personal reasons, the League fined Irving for violating health and safety protocols and attending what appeared to be a family birthday party. He also lost more than $ 800,000 in salary for the two games he missed while in quarantine.
Irving has an average of 27.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists in seven games this season.
With information from Malika Andrews.