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Phoenix star Kevin Durant scored 39 points and thwarted Utah’s Lauri Markkanen at the final buzzer on Sunday as the Suns beat the Jazz 140-137 in an NBA double-overtime thriller. Durant added eight rebounds and 10 assists while Devin Booker scored 26 points for the Suns. Markkanen led Utah with 38 points and grabbed 17 rebounds. Durant scored eight points in the second overtime, which the Suns led 138-135 with 43.2 seconds left. Markkanen’s layup […]
LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2023 (AFP) – The Denver Nuggets, fueled by 34 points from Jamal Murray, dominated Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns 125-107 Saturday in game one of their NBA Western Conference semi-final series. Denver’s two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic scored 24 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as six Nuggets players scored in double-digits to give the top seeds a convincing victory against the potentially explosive Suns. Jokic had […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant produced a 37-point masterpiece as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks while Steph Curry’s return from injury was not enough to prevent Golden State falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA on Sunday. A packed slate of NBA games featured two heavyweight fixtures in the Western Conference, with Durant going up against former Brooklyn team-mate Kyrie Irving as the Suns traveled to Dallas where […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant shook off pre-game jitters to score 23 points in his Phoenix Suns debut, helping his new team to a 105-91 victory in Charlotte that halted the Hornets’ five-game NBA winning streak. Durant was acquired from Brooklyn in a blockbuster trade three weeks ago but was sidelined until Wednesday with a sprained knee ligament. As Durant announced his arrival in the Western Conference, back in the East the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn star guard Kyrie Irving says he will opt into a $37 million player contract option for next season to remain with the NBA Nets, The Athletic reported Monday. The report comes two days before a deadline for the 30-year-old American to decide about fulfilling his four-year commitment to the Nets and star big man Kevin Durant. “Normal people keep the world going, but those who dare to be […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant and Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell will both miss Sunday’s 71st NBA All-Star Game, pulling out just hours before the scheduled tip-off in Cleveland, Ohio. Durant, who is injured but was to captain one of the two teams, will not attend due to the death of his grandmother, who passed away earlier on Sunday. Mitchell withdrew just hours before tip-off because of an illness. Durant […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant suffered sprained ligaments in his left knee during the Brooklyn Nets’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday and reportedly faces up to six weeks on the sidelines. Nets star Durant limped out of the second quarter of Saturday’s 120-105 win over the Pelicans shortly after a collision with teammate Bruce Brown. The Nets said in a statement on Sunday an MRI scan had revealed damage […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant led the first results of fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game announced Thursday by the league. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and three-time NBA champion Curry, who last month broke the NBA career record for 3-point baskets by sinking his 2,974th, set the overall pace by topping the Western Conference guards at 2,584,623 votes. NBA scoring […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant finished with 34 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the short-handed Brooklyn Nets beat Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers 114-105 on Thursday in New York. Durant, who is the league’s leading scorer, delivered a four-point play with 1:46 remaining and the game tied. The first-place Nets were missing seven players because of Covid-19, leaving them with just nine players available for the game, played in front of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA fined Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant $25,000 on Sunday for his foul-mouthed response to a heckling fan. Byron Spruell, president of league operations, announced the fine “for directing obscene language toward a fan.” The incident came late in the first half of the Nets’ 113-105 victory over the Hawks in Atlanta on Friday. The courtside fan invited Durant, who is averaging 28.5 points per game for the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant used all the weapons in his arsenal on Sunday, exploding for an NBA season-high 51 points and dishing out nine assists as the Brooklyn Nets clobbered the lowly Detroit Pistons, 116-104. The 11-time all-star and the league’s current leading scorer recorded his seventh 50-point game of his career and the fifth highest scoring performance in Nets franchise history. Deron Williams holds the record with 57 points against […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — James Harden and Kevin Durant led a late fightback as the Brooklyn Nets overturned a 17-point third-quarter deficit to edge past the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. Harden and Durant combined for 47 points in a 102-99 road victory for Brooklyn, who lead the Eastern Conference with 17 wins against seven losses. Brooklyn’s victory was sealed by a devastating burst of scoring in the fourth quarter, with the Nets overwhelming […]
