NBA Twitter reacts to Kevin Durant’s big night vs. Wizards
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The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Washington Wizards on Wednesday and won 113-107. This is the Nets’ third straight victory and they have won five straight games at home.
Kevin Durant went off for 39 points and he has been on quite the scoring binge lately. Durant has scored at least 30 points in four straight game and is averaging a little 38 points per game over his last four contests.
Kyrie Irving started slow in this game, but ended up finishing with 27 points. Joe Harris looks to have found his shot if this game is any indication as he went 4-6 from behind the three-point line.
Here’s what NBA Twitter thought of Durant’s performance and the Nets’ win:
KD’s last 4 games:
➖ 39 points | 13-20 FG
➖ 45 points | 19-24 FG
➖ 31 points | 12-20 FG
➖ 36 points | 15-31 FGNets are above .500 for the first time this season. pic.twitter.com/hASBSJXvUX
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) December 1, 2022
Huge performance from Brooklyn's Big 3 tonight.
• Kevin Durant: 39 points on 13-of-20 shooting, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.
• Kyrie Irving: 27 points and 5 assists.
• The Wizards: 67.6% from the free-throw line. pic.twitter.com/SkdQm8Pa1S— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) December 1, 2022
Hov 🤝 KD pic.twitter.com/2WcbDgemkw
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) December 1, 2022
Kevin Durant is 44-for-63 from the field over his last three games.
That's 69.8%. Unbelievable consistency.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) December 1, 2022
Kyrie said he put countless hours into his craft over the summer, so it was difficult to be thrown out of rhythm by the suspension.
“But that’s part of life.”
Said it’s been tough re-acclimating, but his mindset stays the same. Wants to be more efficient offensively.
— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) December 1, 2022
Final: Nets beat the Wizards 113-107 to improve to 12-11, their first time over. 500 this season. They've won three straight. All have been ugly, but they're wins. KD had 39, Kyrie added 27, Joe Harris with 14 on four 3s. Raptors come to town Friday. I expect T.J. Warren to play.
— Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) December 1, 2022
Jacque Vaughn on KD’s minutes load:
“It’s not ideal… We are behind the scenes talking about what the stretch looks like beyond this. So it’s on our mind.”
Durant is leading the league in minutes this season.
— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) December 1, 2022
39 points on 20 FGA is absolutely bonkers. https://t.co/rILQQBKPTj
— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) December 1, 2022
Jacque Vaughn on KD:
“Sometimes I have to make sure I don’t take him for granted.”
I’m sure most Nets fans can agree, JV.
— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) December 1, 2022
