ORLANDO, Fla. — In a career of great offensive nights, this was Kyrie Irving’s greatest.
The Nets star’s mesmerizing 60 points were a career-high and a franchise record, while matching an NBA season-best.
Those 60 points also led the Nets to their fourth consecutive win, a 150-108 rout of the Magic, as Irving was showered with cheers and serenaded with chants of “Kyrie! Kyrie!” from the Amway Center crowd of 15,282.
The irony of the Magic crowd reveling in Irving’s magic while he still can’t play on his home court at Barclays Center wasn’t lost on the Nets. Now Irving have to sit out the next three games, including the tail end of this back-to-back Wednesday when the Nets host the Mavericks. But while Irving may be a part-time player, on this night he gave the Nets an all-time performance.
Irving led the eighth-place Nets (36-33) to their highest-scoring game of the season, and helped them keep pace, 2 ½ games behind the…