Cleveland Cavaliers end Brooklyn Nets winning streak

By Saheed Afolabi

A Brooklyn Nets team featuring James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving playing together for the first time lost 147-135 to the Cleveland Cavaliers after second overtime.

‘The Big Three’, among the current highest paid NBA stars, played more than 48 minutes and combined for 28 points in the fourth quarter.

But Collin Sexton scored a career-high 42 points to win it for the Cavaliers.

He also scored a three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in the first overtime.

Durant led the Nets’ scoring with 38 points, but missed a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer in the first overtime as the Nets lost a five-point lead with just under two minutes remaining and saw a four-game winning streak ended.

The Nets are fifth in the Eastern Conference with nine wins and seven defeats while the Cavaliers are one place below them.