Kevin Durant leads Brooklyn past Warriors in his return to the Bay

Kevin Durant leads Brooklyn past Warriors in his return to the Bay

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant led his Brooklyn Nets past the Golden State Warriors in his return to his former city. Playing against his previous team, Durant offered hugs and handshakes all around. He dropped 20 points against the Warriors. Durant walked onto the court for pregame warmups and greeted all his friends. He and Curry were concentrating on their warmup routines until the two-time MVP stopped to say hello as Durant stretched on his back at midcourt. 

Talking about the game Stephen Curry had a relatively low scoring game in regard to his standard as he knocked only 27. The Warriors saw ex-Houston nemesis James Harden in a Nets uniform for the first time and he dished out 16 assists to go with 19 points, including five 3s, and eight rebounds. Kyrie Irving scored 23 points as Brooklyn snapped a seven-game losing streak on the Warriors’ home floor in its first visit to Chase Center. 

Kevin Durant leads Nets past Warriors in his Golden State Reunion 

“My time here at Golden State was so much fun,” Kevin Durant said as per ESPN. “It was such a big learning experience, especially learning the game of basketball, a different philosophy. I’m going to take that with me for the rest of my life.” 

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The NBA Finals MVP during both the title runs, Durant missed his initial three shots before making a 3-pointer at the 5:49 mark of the first quarter and finished 8 for 19 from the floor and 1 of 6 on 3s. 

Golden State paid video tribute with “Welcome back KD!” during a first-quarter timeout and plans to do so again during his next visit to Chase Center when fans have returned. 

“This is something that is such a no-brainer. When Kevin came here and gave us three years of just incredible basketball the least we could do is welcome him back with open arms,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “A guy that gave everything to us for three years then left with a devastating injury. There should be a lot of love, he did so much for us.” 

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