BOSTON — The Nets are officially a losing team.
The Celtics knocked them into the land of the losing, handing Brooklyn a 126-120 defeat before a sellout crowd of 19,156 at TD Garden — many of whom booed Kyrie Irving’s every touch and chanted “Kyrie sucks!” in the waning moments.
Those waning minutes were a bitter pill for the Nets to swallow. Kevin Durant (37 points) had played brilliantly to give them a 98-97 fourth-quarter lead. But they conceded a 8-0 run to lose the momentum and eventually the game.
Durant might be the best player on the planet, but Boston’s Jayson Tatum was the best player on the court Sunday. He poured in a game-high 54 points, with 36 through the first three quarters before dominating with 18 in the fourth.
Irving had 19 points on 8 of 18 shooting with six assists, jeered every single time he touched the ball. It was only the fourth time he and Durant played together this season, and the duo’s first game…
