Durant, 33, is second in the NBA in …

Durant, 33, is second in the NBA in scoring at 28.6 points per game while also contributing 7.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest. “I just think it’s just been bugging him a little bit,” Nash said of Durant’s shoulder. “And finding a time for him to rest is difficult, so coming out of a back-to-back [on Wednesday], the shoulder lingering a little and him having a four-day break here, in a sense, for the shoulder is just an opportunity we thought was positive for us. Unfortunately for tonight, it hurts the team, but in the long run it could help us. Those are the decisions you have to make.”