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The Brooklyn Nets secured their ninth straight win Monday night, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-117. The win pushed the Nets ahead of the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference standings to the No. 3 spot, with only a half-game separating the two squads. Following Brooklyn's win, in which Kyrie Irving dropped 32 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field, Cavaliers forward Kevin Love spoke fondly of his former teammate, and even went so far as to say the All-Star guard should have his jersey retired by the franchise when his playing days are over. "Without a doubt. Absolutely. Right away, after his career ends," Love said via The Plain Dealer . "It's not even a question to me. He needs to be up there. He made the biggest shot in franchise History and one of the most important shots in Finals History when you consider how it all went down -- what it meant for the city, what it meant for ...