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O'Neale lifts Nets past Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO: Royce O'Neale walked gingerly onto the podium with an ice bag around each knee and reiterated the soaring confidence level among the Brooklyn Nets even with star Kevin Durant on the sidelines nursing a knee injury.

Taking down Stephen Curry and the defending NBA champions on their home floor sure doesn't hurt.

Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets dribbles the ball in the first quarter against Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 (January 23 in Manila), in San Francisco, California. AP PHOTO