The Brooklyn Nets are happy for the lead 3-2 in the tie, harvested after the historic Kevin Durant exhibit in the fifth game of the Eastern Conference Semifinals tie against the Milwaukee Bucks (114-108), which even left the rivals surrendered to the talent of the local star.
Steve Nash, coach of the New Yorkers, spent a long time searching for the right words to refer to the performance of his reference player. “It was a historic performance, he played the whole game and barely missed”, valued the technician. “What he is capable of doing is absurd.”
James harden, who returned to the Nets quintet last night after his leg muscle injury, had this to say about his teammate: “Kevin’s game has been incredible, he was in another world throughout the game, and especially in the second half ”.
Durant ended with 49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks a meeting in which he played all the minutes, 48 in total. Its efficiency was also incredible: 16 of 23 in field goals, 4 of 9 from triples and 13 of 16 from the free throw line.
The Bucks, surrendered to Durant’s mastery, conspired to make a clean slate in Game 6 at Wisconsin. “You can never leave anyone for dead, especially in the NBA.”, he claimed Jrue Holiday, who knows with his teammates that only a victory can keep them in competition.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, the rival star, raved about KD for his performance: “He is the best player in the world right now, and we have to beat him as a team.. It is hard, it is difficult. We have to do our job ”.