Nets need Kyrie Irving to focus on scoring, not Boston crowd

Kyrie Irving hasn't played well since Game 1 When he scored 29 points in a Nets victory. Irving went 6 for 12 in Game 2 with 16 points and just 6 of 17 for 15 points in Game 3. Prior to making the trip to Boston, Irving expressed concerns over potentially prejudice behavior from fans and Beantown upon his arrival.

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None of that transpired, but Irving looked out of sorts and not his normally aggressive self offensively. He was also responsible for guarding Jayson Tatum on several switches throughout the game without much success. If The Nets are hoping to return home to Brooklyn with the chance to close out the series, Irving is going to need to pick up the scoring load and shake out of the funk he's been in the last two games.