The Nets couldn’t get it done in the Brooklyn Big three’s first game together, even though Kevin Durant (38 points) and Kyrie Irving (37) once again went off on the offensive end, combining for 75 points in the 147-135 double-overtime loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
Wednesday also marked the Nets first chance to see Jarrett Allen outside of Brooklyn as the big man and Taurean Prince made their Cavaliers debuts against their old team on Wednesday. The teams will square off again on Friday, which also happens to be the Nets’ first game of a back-to-back.
Here are three things we learned from Wednesday’s matchup: