Kevin Durant scores season-high 53 points in victory vs. Knicks
Kevin Durant dominates for 53 points as Brooklyn holds off New York.
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant put on another jaw-dropping performance Sunday afternoon, racking up a season-high 53 points in Brooklyn’s 110-107 victory over the New York Knicks. Durant scored 40 of his 53 points through the first three-quarters of action, finishing just one point shy from his regular-season career-high of 54 points.
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The Nets star went 19-for-37 from the field, setting a career-high for field-goal attempts. Durant also had nine assists and six rebounds in his 60th career 40-point performance. His 53 points marks the most points by a Nets player against the Knicks in franchise history.
This is Kevin Durant’s 60th career 40-point game.
He becomes the 13th player in NBA history with at least 60 career games of 40+ points. #NBA75 https://t.co/dHGzcFtRr7
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