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Kyrie Irving scored 32 points as he helped the Brooklyn Nets beat rivals New York Knicks 122-155 Saturday night.
The 30-year-old grew up in New York and New Jersey, so he knows better than most whether the Knicks against the Nets is a real rivalry.
'If the NBA calls it rivalry week, then it's a rivalry,' Irving said.
Kyrie Irving scored 32 points as he helped the Brooklyn Nets beat rivals New York Knicks
Irving continued his fine form as he made it six games in a row he's scored more than 30 points
Only a one-sided one.
Irving scored 21 of his 32 points in the final nine-and-a-half minutes, carrying Brooklyn to its ninth straight victory over the Knicks, 122-115 on Saturday.
Irving's sixth straight game of 30 or more points gave him a career high and the Nets an NBA franchise record. He didn't seem headed that way when he was only 4 for 14 with 11 points early in the fourth quarter.
Irving scored 21 of his 32 points in the final nine-and-a-half minutes as he put on a show
But he took over from there to make sure the Nets turned away every Knicks rally, including a deep 3-pointer with 50 seconds to play after New York was within five. The All-Star
