Authoring miracles had seemingly turned into Kevin Durant’s occupation over the last couple weeks, but when his oversized feet were tapping the 3-point line in the closing moments of regulation Saturday night, it would be unfair to expect more.
Durant had nothing left to give in overtime, but he drove home a necessary point even in defeat, the biggest point for optimism even in the face of heartbreak.
The biggest health risk on the Brooklyn Nets was the last man standing, only sitting for a total of eight minutes in the last three games against the Milwaukee Bucks and looking every bit like the best player on Earth — so much so, Giannis Antetokounmpo stated it twice in the last week.