MIAMI — Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant have recently tempered expectations in the short term, both claiming their regular season was too disjointed to expect a championship.
But if Saturday’s laugher was any indication, the stars are selling themselves way short.
The Nets not only beat the Heat on the road Saturday night, 110-95, they embarrassed and taunted the supposed Eastern Conference contender. With the blowout already established, Andre Drummond, the hulking Nets center, flashed the peace sign to a trailing Tyler Herro on a fast-break before dunking.