Jacque Vaughn wanted to draw up a game-winning shot for Kevin Durant, but KD wanted to get the ball in the hot hands of Kyrie Irving.
Durant chose wisely. Irving capped off his 32-point night with a game-winner step-back-3 over Fred VanVleet.
KYRIE IRVING WINS IT FOR THE NETS WITH THE #TissotBuzzerBeater!#TimingEmotions pic.twitter.com/lG3ZQiAHQr
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2022
“Honestly, I was thinking basket,” Irving said after the game, via the Associated Press. “I saw Juancho (Hernangomez) come over a little bit earlier so I decided to pull it back and took my time, got my balance underneath me.”
Another look at Kyrie's game-winning #TissotBuzzerBeater from earlier 👀#TimingEmotions pic.twitter.com/IuxfaOrIOt
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2022
Irving finished with 32, while Fred VanVleet finished with 39 for Toronto.
Kyrie went OFF in Toronto:
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2022
32 PTS
3 REB
5 AST
3 3PM
Game-Winner pic.twitter.com/wti3pdLLPG