{"id":1779372,"date":"2022-12-18T08:12:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T13:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1779372"},"modified":"2022-12-18T11:04:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T16:04:49","slug":"kyrie-irvings-buzzer-beater-gives-nets-comeback-win-over-raptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kyrie-irvings-buzzer-beater-gives-nets-comeback-win-over-raptors\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrie Irving\u2019s Buzzer-Beater Gives Nets Comeback Win Over Raptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkyrie-irvings-buzzer-beater-gives-nets-comeback-win-over-raptors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1779372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>TORONTO \u2014 Kyrie Irving has hit a litany of big shots, including one of the most memorable championship-winners in history. But he\u2019d never hit an NBA buzzer-beater \u2014 until Friday, when he beat both the horn and the Raptors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving\u2019s high-arcing shot was at its apex when the final horn sounded. And when it sliced the net, it delivered a come-from-behind, 119-116 victory over Toronto.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the Nets having gotten off the mat to fight back from 18 points down, Irving delivered the knockout punch. He took a couple dribbles to the right, shook Fred VanVleet with a step back and shook the sellout crowd of 19,800 at Scotiabank Arena with his 27-foot winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It gave the Nets (18-12) their season-high fifth straight victory and ninth in their last 10 games. Oh, and it gave Irving a first he\u2019ll cherish.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust comes with the trust that we\u2019re building here,\u201d Irving said. \u201cJacque [Vaughn] had another play called that we were about that go execute. Me and [Kevin Durant] had some dialogue, and we decided to run the play for me. Good matchup versus Fred and just got the just got the better of him that one time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665222.jpg\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving hits a buzzer-beater to seal the Nets&#039; win.\" class=\"wp-image-25046911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665222.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665222.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665222.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665222.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Kyrie Irving hits a buzzer-beater to seal the Nets\u2019 win. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Toronto Star via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665016.jpg\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving is mobbed by his Nets teammates after his game-winning shot.\" class=\"wp-image-25046920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665016.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665016.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665016.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665016.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kyrie Irving is mobbed by his Nets teammates after his game-winning shot. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Toronto Star via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665060.jpg\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving celebrates with Kevin Durant after his game-winner.\" class=\"wp-image-25046910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665060.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665060.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665060.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245665060.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kyrie Irving celebrates with Kevin Durant after his game-winner. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWho would\u2019ve thought that I\u2019d come into Toronto, hit my first game-winner, buzzer-beater in my NBA career? So, pray that there\u2019s more in the future. But I\u2019m glad that we got this one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving poured in 15 of his team-high 32 points in the fourth quarter. Durant finished with 28 and got the call for an isolation, but told Vaughn he\u2019d defer to the white-hot Irving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter alignright\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\tFollow all the basketball buzz in Brooklyn\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Nets by Brian Lewis, exclusively on Sports+.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Good call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just felt like kind of going in the whole fourth, he made big shots, he made tough shots all fourth,\u201d Durant said. \u201cAnd he\u2019s already cooking so I don\u2019t want to get in his way. So we kept finding him late in the game. He made some big shots.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Durant knew the Raptors (13-16) would trap him but wouldn\u2019t run a double-team at Irving for fear of him going by. And he was confident Irving could beat VanVleet, the diminutive guard who had a game-high 39.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was right on both counts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe definitely has a inner peace and poise that you have to have at that situation to not panic,\u201d Vaughn gushed. \u201c\u2026 And he has an innate ability to get to his spot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust playing free. That\u2019s just who he is: He\u2019s a free spirit and he takes that approach on the court,\u201d Durant said. \u201cNever rattled, never feels sped up. And we trust him. Once he got into his move, it was a wide-open look. He\u2019s an all-time great shooter, so I had confidence as soon as he rose up for the shot that was going in. I\u2019m sure everybody back in Brooklyn and on the bench felt the same way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>It was the Nets\u2019 first buzzer-beater since March 21, 2017 (Brook Lopez versus Detroit), and it gave them a 4-0 season sweep of the Raptors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nic Claxton added 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high six blocks. Yuta Watanabe had 17 off the bench on 6-for-7 shooting against his former team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trailing, 62-44, with 1:17 left in the first half after a Pascal Siakam 3-pointer, the Nets closed the half with eight unanswered points, which grew to a 14-0 spurt that spanned intermission.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/1245664165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1245664165.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Durant scores in the Nets&#039; win over the Raptors.\" class=\"wp-image-25046824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/1245664165.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/1245664165.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/1245664165.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/1245664165.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Kevin Durant scores in the Nets\u2019 win over the Raptors. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It proved to be the start of a game-changing extended 35-14 run. The Nets shot 10 of 13 and held Toronto to 5-for-18 shooting \u2014 including 0-for-6 from deep.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Durant gave the Nets the lead, and Watanabe\u2019s fast-break finger roll made it 79-76 with three minutes left in the third.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nets shot 70 percent in the fourth behind Irving\u2019s outburst. The final period saw two ties and four lead changes, with Irving\u2019s 3-pointer the last and most dramatic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving had found Watanabe for a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left for a 116-114 lead. Toronto\u2019s Scottie Barnes (26 points) tied it, but then Irving untied it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like, as soon as he took the shot, I knew that was going in,\u201d Watanabe said. \u201cFrom the corner, I was watching it. It looks perfect, so I knew that was going in.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2014 Kyrie Irving has hit a litany of big shots, including one of the most memorable championship-winners in history. 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