By Adrian Stewart Co 

Brooklyn Nets widened its lead on Boston Celtics in the NBA Eastern Conference first round playoffs with a 130-108 Game 2 victory on Tuesday night (Wednesday in the Philippines) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Kevin Durant tallied 26 points, eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks, and a steal, while Joe Harris drained seven three-pointers and finished with 25 markers for the Nets.

James Harden chipped in 20 points, seven assists and five rebounds, while Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin and Landry Shamet contributed 15, 11 and 10 markers, respectively, for the Nets.

With the lopsided win, the Nets surged to a 2-0 edge in the best-of-seven first round playoffs series.

The Nets set the tone behind three-point hits by Harris for a 30-19 lead. The Celtics rallied to within 24-31 but baskets from Durant and Irving increased Brooklyn’s lead to 40-26.

The Nets went on with its rampage in the second period on outside hits by Harden for a 53-30 lead. It grew further to 71-47 at the half with triples by Harris and shots from Durant and Bruce Brown.

Brooklyn went for the kill in the second half with conversions from Durant and Irving as the lead went up to its largest at 114-87 on a three-pointer by Harden in the fourth quarter.

Marcus Smart led the Celtics with 19 points, including five three-point conversions, Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier added 17 and 16, respectively, while Tristan Thompson had double-double 15 points and 11 rebounds.

BOX SCORE:

BROOKLYN 130 – Durant 26, Harris 25, Harden 20, Irving 15, Griffin 11, Shamet 10, Green 6, Brown 6, James 4, T. Johnson 3, A. Johnson 2, Perry 2, Luwawu-Cabarrot 0, Claxton 0.

BOSTON 108 – Smart 19, Walker 17, Fournier 16, Thompson 15, Tatum 9, R. Williams 8, G. Williams 5, Edwards 5, Langford 4, Kornet 3, Waters 3, Parker 2, Pritchard 2, Ojeleye 0, Nesmith 0.

Quarterscores: 40-26, 71-47, 109-82, 130-108./ASC, WDJ