Kyrie Irvin and Kevin Durant being lethal again

BOSTON. Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and delivered eight assists on his return to Boston, now in the uniform of the Brooklyn Nets, who beat the Celtics 123-95 on Friday.

Kevin Durant added 29 points, while Jarrett Allen added 11 rebounds to the Nets’ cause, who retained their perfect run at the start of the campaign and ended their first defeat in Boston..

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

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics, while Jayson Tatum finished with 20 units and eight balls caught in front of the boards.

The Celtics beat Milwaukee on Wednesday in the opening game of the campaign, thanks to a shot from Tatum in the last second against Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, they were unable to emerge victorious from their second consecutive match against a team considered a favorite in the Eastern Conference.

The match began after a minute of silence by former Celtics player and former coach KC Jones, who died Friday morning.