Last game of the regular season or not, the Nets absolutely wanted the victory when they faced the Pacers this Sunday evening. No rest for the stars, who finished with a lot of playing time. Fortunately, success is there, while Kevin Durant destroyed everything, even if he was clumsy.
The Nets have known it for a few days now: they will not escape the play-in in the Eastern Conference. It’s a bit disappointing for Steve Nash’s men, who would have preferred to reach the playoffs directly. At least nothing is lost for this team, which is still aiming for the title, and has just received great news about Ben Simmons.
Every victory counts for Brooklyn, just to position itself well in the East. So this Sunday evening, the stars played, and not just a little. Kyrie Irving spent 40 minutes on the court, compared to 41 for Kevin Durant. The latter finishes with an ugly 5/17 in shooting and yet his line of stats is worth the detour.
Kevin Durant is having fun just before the start of the play-in!
In 41 minutes, KD only scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but he decided above all to become a passer. He finished with 16 assists, his career high. According to StatMuse, the star is also on a very good run, never seen in history for a player his age.
Kevin Durant today:
✅ 20 PTS
✅ 10 REB
✅ 16 AST (career high)Durant tallied 161 points, 41 rebounds, and 42 assists over his last five games of the season.
He’s the oldest player in NBA history to record at least 160p/40r/40a over any five-game span. pic.twitter.com/OiYNBQvTFe
– Justin Kubatko (@jkubatko) April 11, 2022
Kevin Durant today: 20 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists (career high). Durant had 161 points, 41 rebounds and 42 assists over the last 5 games of the season. He is the oldest player in the NBA to record at least 160 points, 40 rebounds and 40 assists in 5 straight games.
Never has such an old player been as complete as Kevin Durant in recent games, not even LeBron James. A sign that the star wants to finish the season strong, which is ideal for the postseason. There is still the pressure, because we will not have to lose during the play-in in a few days:
???? | Career-high 16 dimes for @KDTrey5 tonight
(Oh, he also had 20 points & 10 rebounds) pic.twitter.com/lED0V9P7Xj
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) April 11, 2022
Kevin Durant pure leader? It’s surprising, but it works. The winger hit a career high, while securing victory for his team. Points are his priority, but KD proves that he can help elsewhere if his shooting ever goes wrong. It’s good to to know.