Nets hand Heat fourth straight loss, knock them out of first in East

MIAMI (AP) — Goran Dragic looked up at the overhead screen and watched the video that paid tribute to his seven seasons with the Miami Heat, then waved to acknowledge the loud cheers from his former home crowd.

It was the start of a great night for the Brooklyn Nets.

And it was about the only thing Heat fans could cheer about.

Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Seth Curry added 17 and the Nets overwhelmed Miami 110-95 on Saturday night, sending the Heat to their season-worst fourth consecutive loss.

“I thought there was a lot of force and purpose offensively,” Nets coach Steve Nash said. “We didn’t take things for granted.”

Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Brooklyn, which got 11 points from Kyrie Irving – who will play his first home game of the season for the Nets on Sunday – and 10 from Nic Claxton.

Drummond showed 'em the peace sign on the fast break