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Kevin Durant’s Game 5 mentality: ‘It’s just about going out there and hooping’

The Brooklyn Nets are set to play basketball with their backs against the wall. Again. In a season that has long been defined by the tenets of resilience — the calls for “next man up” on a never-ending loop — the Nets head home for Game 5 of their series against the Milwaukee Bucks without either member of its All-Star backcourt available. No Kyrie Irving (due to an ankle sprain). No James Harden (still out with hamstring tightness).

Kevin Durant will be forced to fend off the Midwest juggernaut on his own in a game that could very well add another storied chapter to his already impressive legacy.