Kyrie Irvin and Kevin Durant were deadly again

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

Kevin Durant had 29 points, while Jarrett Allen added 11 rebounds to the cause of the Nets, who kept up their perfect march early in the season and gave Boston their first defeat..

Irving made seven of 10 threes in his first regular season game with TD Garden since 2019, when he canceled his contract with the Celtics.

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

The Celtics beat Milwaukee on Wednesday in their season opener, thanks to a shot from Tatum in the last second against Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, they were unable to win their second game in a row against a team that was considered a favorite in the Eastern Conference.

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