With the Golden State Warriors punching an early ticket to the offseason after a pair of losses in the Western Conference play-in tournament, Warriors Wire is checking in on former members of Golden State across the 2021 edition of the NBA postseason.
In the second round of the playoffs, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant leads a featured group of former Warriors trying to get back to the NBA Finals with new teams. Former Warriors DeMarcus Cousins and JaVale McGee are also still in action during the 2021 playoffs.
Here is a look at how Durant performed during game three between the No. 2 seed Brooklyn Nets and No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks.
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Eastern Conference Round 2, Game 3: Bucks at Nets (2-0):
After the Nets opened the series with back-to-back wins to take a dominant 2-0 lead, the Bucks were faced with a must-win in Milwaukee for game three.
Through the first half, game three was different in comparison to the opening pair of contests between the Bucks and Nets. Milwaukee limited Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant to only seven points on 2-of-10 shooting from the floor. Despite Durant’s quiet shooting in the first half. Milwaukee managed only to take a three-point lead into halftime.
In the second half, Durant looked heated up, tallying 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting from the floor to notch a team-high 30 point performance on 11-of-28 shooting from the field. The former Golden State Warriors wing added 11 boards, five assists and four steals in 42 minutes for the Nets. However, it wasn’t enough against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton.
Via @BrooklynNets on Twitter:
GREATNESS. pic.twitter.com/yvjFP4hdsu
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) June 11, 2021
KD3 pic.twitter.com/gPj5Xcziyh
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) June 11, 2021
The duo of Antetokounmpo and Middleton combined for 68 points to help seal the Bucks’ first win in the series, 86-83.
Watch more highlights from game three via YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIv4AzpuRU8
The Bucks will have the opportunity to even the series in game four on Sunday in Milwaukee at 12 p.m. PT.
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