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Looking at Kyrie Irving’s Best Moments Amidst His Trade Request.

The Miami Heat are on the short list of teams that could go after Irving
Looking at Kyrie Irving’s Best Moments Amidst His Trade Request.
Looking at Kyrie Irving’s Best Moments Amidst His Trade Request.

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Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving requested to be traded ahead of the Feb. 9 trade deadline. With the Miami Heat reportedly on the list of teams who could acquire Irving, here's a look at some of his best performances during his career: 

March 15, 2022: Career-high 60 points against Orlando Magic

Days after teammate Kevin Durant had a 53-point performance, Irving had his own superstar performance. Irving scored a career-high and franchise-record 60 points in the franchise’s highest-scoring game since moving to Brooklyn.

June 13, 2016: Irving staves off elimination in Game 5 of NBA Finals

On the brink of elimination in the 2016 NBA Finals, Irving knew he needed a big game in order for the Cleveland Cavaliers to stay alive against the Golden State Warriors. Down 3-1, Irving had 41 points on 5 of 7 shooting from 3-point range. The Cavs went on to win the championship in seven games. 

June 19, 2016: Clutch shot to give Cleveland victory

Irving finished Game 7 of the NBA Finals with 26 points, six rebounds and one assist. But it was his go-ahead 3-pointer over Steph Curry that made the difference. Irving's shot with just under one minute left ultimately gave the Cavaliers the victory, and even had some making a case for Irving as the 2016 Finals MVP.

March 11, 2021: 40-point performance against former team

Irving had 40 points for the Nets in his first home game against his former Boston Celtics. He went 15 of 23 from the field in the absence of Durant.

March 12, 2021: 57-point game in overtime victory against San Antonio Spurs

Irving had a then-career high 57-point game against the Spurs in 2015. He went 7 of 7 from the arc, nearly doubling the point total of James. His last-second 3-pointer in regulation forced overtime. He then scored 11 points to help the Cavaliers win.

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Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jayden.armant@bison.howard.edu or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.


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Jayden is a journalism school graduate of Howard University. He was the 2024 recipient of the Terez Paylor scholarship award. He previously worked at the Orlando Sentinel.

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