CWith 53 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant destroyed the New York Knicks this Sunday and gave the Brooklyn Nets a valuable and hard-fought 110-107 win in the New York derby, with the second-best performance of his NBA career.
Without Australian Ben Simmons, who is still sidelined due to personal problems, and with Kyrie Irving sitting in the stands as a fan, unable to compete in New York due to the current health mandate, Durant led the Nets with a tremendous personal performance and He fell just one point short of his record, 54, scored in 2014 with Oklahoma City against Golden State.
In just under 43 minutes on the court, Durant scored 53, with 19 of 37 shots, four triples and eleven of twelve in free throws, to which he added nine assists and six rebounds.
He surpassed 50 points for the eighth time in his career, the second of his time with the Brooklyn Nets, whose fans fired him from the Barclays Center asking him to be chosen as MVP.
With his amazing performance, he managed to exceed fifty points twice with three different teams, Oklahoma City, Golden State and Brooklyn.
He already had 27 points at the break, the best record of the season, and he was looking forty after three periods, something he achieved four times in his career.
His performance allowed the Nets to overcome some Knicks who competed with courage, pushed by Julius Randle’s 26 points and Evan Fournier’s 25 from France.
The Nets are eighth in the East (35-33), while the Knicks are twelfth (28-40).
