Kevin Durant is expected to play in the second game of a back-to-back set for the first time this season when the Brooklyn Nets visit the New York Knicks on Wednesday in a clash of Big Apple rivals.
The Nets' other star player, Kyrie Irving, likely will sit out again, and it's unclear when he might return to action.
Durant finished one rebound short of a triple-double Tuesday night, when the Nets overcame an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to beat the visiting Denver Nuggets 122-116.
The Knicks took their third consecutive loss Monday when they fell 109-88 to the host Charlotte Hornets.