James Harden and Kevin Durant inch Brooklyn Nets past Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks


James Harden and Kevin Durant inch Brooklyn Nets past Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks

James Harden and Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant and James Harden

With James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo going head-to-head, both scored 34 points each for their respective sides. But Harden and Kevin Durant led their Brooklyn Nets to 9th season victory after beating Milwaukee Bucks 123-125. With Durant scoring 30 points, Harden scored a double-double with 34 points and 12 assists. As the Nets missed their star Kyrie Irving for the 7th consecutive game, Harden and Durant made sure they see off the Bucks with the last bucked of the game being scored with over 36 seconds on the clock by Durant on Harden’s assist. 

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points double-double as well for the Bucks with 12 rebounds. Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday both played decent supporting rules with 25 and 22 points respectively.  

James Harden and Kevin Durant inch past Giannis Antetokounmpo

Both teams are playing last season’s NBA Finalists this week. The Bucks host the NBA champion Lakers on Thursday, two nights before the Nets open a two-game series at home against Miami. Durant was chosen Eastern Conference player of the week after averaging 34 points, 5.3 rebounds and 8.0 assists in Brooklyn’s 3-0 week. He shot 61.3% from the field and 60% from 3-point range. He won the award 26 times in the Western Conference. 

Talking about this particular game, Harden swooped in to grab the rebound of his own 3-pointer that was off with the Nets trailing by two and fired it back out to Durant, who nailed the shot that made it 125-123. 

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Durant could have put it away but turned it over on the Nets’ next possession, but they held on when Middleton’s shot was just off from in front of his bench. With that the Nets have won 2 in 2 with Harden getting his preferred team to play for. He is surely justifying his MVP chances with such elite performances. 

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