On November 8, Beijing time, Kevin Durant’s performance was as stable as ever. Today, the Nets defeated the Raptors in an away game. KD played 37 minutes, surrendered 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists on 11 of 18 shots. The plus-minus value on the court was +17.
James Harden’s 16 points in the final quarter helped the Nets win. In the first three quarters, KD carried the Nets on their shoulders. With 12 points in the first quarter and 13 points in the third quarter, KD’s data in the third quarter was 29 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. In other words, Durant only scored 2 points in the fourth quarter, which was a throwback after the breakthrough to help the Nets directly stop the Raptors. With such a stable output, KD deserves to be the biggest favorite of the regular season MVP this season.
KD understands that Kyrie Irving is not there, Harden is struggling to shoot, and the Nets now need him to stand up. With 3 minutes and 43 seconds left in the first quarter, Griffin took the ball to attract a double-team and passed the ball to KD standing outside the three-point line. KD dribbled to the free throw line and directly hit the net. In the first quarter, KD played full 12 minutes, 4 of 7 shots and 12 points and 3 assists. Durant scored 16 points on 6 of 12 shots in the first half. Unfortunately, the Raptors reversed the situation in the second quarter and took the lead.
How to do? It depends on KD. In the third quarter, KD opened the personal attack mode. With 3 minutes and 57 seconds left in the quarter, Harden sent a cross pass from the floor during the dribble, and KD drew a three-pointer into the net as soon as he received the ball. KD led the Nets in a 24-7 attack wave, overtook the score and established a double-digit advantage. This is the value of KD to the Nets. He is the most trustworthy person in times of crisis. In the third quarter, Durant scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, helping the Nets win a single quarter by 18 points.
So far this season, KD has scored more than 20 points in each game. In the last 3 games, he averaged 30.67 points per game. From the data point of view, KD has great hopes to compete for the best player in the Eastern Conference last week. For KD in this campaign, the only fly in the ointment was that there were 7 mistakes. Of course, this has to do with the double-teaming tactics of the Raptors.
The Nets have won a wave of 5 consecutive victories, and their current record is 7 wins and 3 losses and rose to third place in the Eastern Conference.Return to Sohu to see more
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