The Brooklyn Nets are 9-1 in their last 10 games, leading the NBA over this stretch. On Friday, in their 119-116 road win over the Toronto Raptors, Kyrie Irving knocked down a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.<\/p>\n
The seven-time All-Star led Brooklyn in scoring with 32 points in 35 minutes played. In addition to finishing with three rebounds and five assists, Irving shot 13-of-22 (59.1%) from the floor and 3-of-9 (33.3%) at 3-point range.<\/p>\n
Based on a few NBA betting sites<\/a>, the Nets have the eighth-best odds to win the championship in 2023. Some sportsbooks are showing better odds for the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n Kyrie last 10 games:<\/p>\n 25 PPG Nets are 10-3 since he came back \u2014\u00a0the best record in the NBA in that span. pic.twitter.com\/1DF6vZmOpI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 StatMuse (@statmuse) December 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cHonestly, I was thinking basket,\u201d the Nets guard said on his clutch shot. \u201cI saw Juancho [Hernangomez] come over a little bit earlier, so I decided to pull it back and took my time, got my balance underneath me.\u201d<\/p>\n Kevin Durant ended his performance with 28 points, four boards, three assists, and one steal in 37 minutes of action. The two-time NBA champ has the ninth-best odds to win MVP this season.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was already cooking so I didn\u2019t want to get in his way,\u201d Durant said of Irving. \u201cI felt like he could get whatever he wanted there. I also felt like they weren\u2019t going to run and double him, either. They let him play 1-on-1 and it was a special, special shot.\u201d<\/p>\n While the Nets are 9-1 in their past 10 games, the Eastern Conference contender now seems to have a new identity under coach Jacque Vaughn. They are 16-5 with Vaughn. And the team is 10-3 since Irving served his eight-game suspension for posting a link to an anti-Semitic film on Twitter.<\/p>\n Moreover, the team is finally starting to show signs of life. Following a 2-5 start to begin the season under former coach Steve Nash, quite a few bettors had already counted out Brooklyn. Of course, the players are now focused on winning, nothing else.<\/p>\n We don\u2019t recognize the Nash era around here <\/p>\n Nets are the second best team in basketball this year record wise \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f https:\/\/t.co\/yPMvTvb0fD<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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50\/38\/90%<\/p>\nNets are 9-1 overall in their past 10 games, an NBA-best record<\/h2>\n
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