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Irving scores 32 points as Nets beat Knicks for 9th straight time

NEW YORK: Kyrie Irving scored 21 of his 32 points in the final 9 1/2 minutes, carrying the Brooklyn Nets to their ninth straight victory over the New York Knicks, 122-115 on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Irving's sixth straight game of 30 or more points gave him a career high and the Nets an NBA franchise record. He didn't seem headed that way when he was only 4 for 14 with 11 points early in the fourth quarter.