DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points, including 19 in the third quarter, as the Sacramento Kings overcame an 18-point deficit to defeat the Golden State Warriors 123-117. Domantas Sabonis added 26 points and 18 rebounds, while Malik Monk had 20 points and nine assists.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-114 home win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. Neither team led by double digits until the Thunder pulled away in the last three minutes.
Wednesday’s game between the Celtics and Clippers was highly entertaining. Boston required overtime to win despite having Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White in the lineup. The Clippers were down four starters (James Harden, Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard, and Ivica Zubac), but the available players didn’t use that as an excuse.
Kevin Durant Fondly Reflects On Nets Tenure: Explains Why He, Kyrie, And Harden Never Won A Title
Video: Kevin Durant Reflects on 'Dysfunction' of Nets Career with Kyrie, James Harden
Kevin Durant returned to Brooklyn on Wednesday evening, when his Phoenix Suns beat the host Nets 108-84. Before the game, Durant was asked about his time
Kevin Durant makes his feelings clear on Brooklyn Nets after bitter end to four-year tenure with franchise
Ahead of his return to Brooklyn on Wednesday, Kevin Durant touched on the franchise's outlook, commending its asset accumulation. The two-time NBA champion added that he is rooting for his ex-team to return to prominence.
Kevin Durant had nothing but good words to say about his former team, the Nets, heading into the Suns' matchup against them.
When the Brooklyn Nets formed the trio of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden, the prevailing thought was they were a championship contender. What followed was one of the most disappointing stretches in recent Nets history,
Brooklyn took a 108-84 loss to Durant’s Suns on Wednesday at Barclays Center — where he, Kyrie Irving and James Harden once formed a potent but ill-fated Big 3.
Suns star Kevin Durant, back for his second trip to Barclays Center since being traded, said he is proud of what the Nets were building despite the "dysfunction" that prevented him, Kyrie Irving and James Harden from taking the court together.
While the NBA and its fans are focused on the upcoming trade deadline, the games keep coming — and the best keep separating themselves from the rest. 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7, Last Week No. 2).
Now that they’ve finally started a rebuild two years later, Kevin Durant has watched from afar and said he can see the Nets heading in the right direction.
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Kevin Durant is proud of what he believed the Nets were building in Brooklyn before “dysfunction” brought it quickly crashing down. Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden played just 16 games together and their tenure became better known for the chaos off the court than the brilliant basketball they delivered on it.
Kevin Durant speaks about his stint with the Nets, explains why teaming up with Kyrie Irving and James Harden didn’t result in a title.
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