Boston Herald

Mark it 8 for Kyrie, Brooklyn

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Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists, James Harden scored 20 points and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn to eight games with a 129-92 rout of the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

The Nets have the longest current winning streak in the NBA and their longest since a franchise record-tying 14game run late in the 2005-06 season.

This roll has come almost entirely without Kevin Durant, who missed his sixth straight game with a strained left hamstring.

“We just want him to stay patient, stay peaceful and when he comes back the world will be on notice again,” Irving said.

They’re explosive enough with their other two AllStars, improving to 7-2 when Irving and Harden play but Durant doesn’t.

Landry Shamet added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, who blew open the game with a 26-4 run spanning halftime.

Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic, who dropped their second straight after a threegame win streak. They committed 18 turnovers, giving the Nets 24 points.

Grizzlies 122, Clippers 94 — Tyus Jones scored a careerhigh 20 points, the Memphis defense held Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to sub-standard nights and the Grizzlies beat Los Angeles.

Dillon Brooks added 19 points for Memphis, and Jonas Valanciuna­s and Ja Morant had 16 each, with Valanciuna­s adding 15 rebounds. Jones was 9 of 11 from the floor, including 2 of 3 from outside the arc.

Leonard scored 17 points, and George and Serge Ibaka had 13 points each, although George was stymied by a 3-for-12 shooting night, part of the Clippers shooting 41%.

76ers 111, Mavericks 97 — Joel Embiid had 23 points and nine rebounds, Ben Simmons scored 15 points and Philadelph­ia beat Dallas,

Simmons and Embiid wrecked the Mavericks in the second quarter, and with each steal, dunk and drive showed why they were again selected as All-Stars and have led the Sixers to the best record in the Eastern Conference at 22-11.

Luka Doncic scored 19 points for Dallas.

Knicks 140, Kings 121 — Immanuel Quickley scored 18 of his 25 points in the first half and Julius Randle had 21 points and 14 rebounds to help New York beat Sacramento.

Alec Burks had 24 off the bench, Derrick Rose finished with 18, RJ Barrett had 12 and Reggie Bullock chipped in with 10 as the Knicks had a season high for points.

While the Knicks cruised to their fifth win in their last seven games, Sacramento’s freefall continued. The Kings (12-20) dropped their ninth straight, a stretch in which they have allowed 126.3 points per game.

De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points for the Kings. They have lost nine in a row.

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