Knicks beat Nets as Irving misses game after Kobe's death

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    Every time Kobe Bryant came to Madison Square Garden, it was an event.

    From the 1998 All-Star Game, his first one, to the night of Feb. 2, 2009, when he broke the arena's scoring record, people just wanted to be in the building.

    Not Sunday.

    Kyrie Irving couldn't bring himself to play after his friend's death. The ones who took the floor did so with the knowledge that Bryant would have had one expectation.

    "Understand that he'd want you to go out there and play -- hard," Knicks veteran Taj Gibson said.

    Julius Randle, who began his career as Bryant's teammate, had 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead New York to a 110-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

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