Harden Rallies Nets To Win Over Magic As Durant Sits
Harden scored the final five from the free throw line as Brooklyn reduced its halftime deficit to 62-53.
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Harden scored the final five from the free throw line as Brooklyn reduced its halftime deficit to 62-53.
Brooklyn improved to 11-5 with its eighth victory in 10 games.
Durant came in leading the league with 29.6 points per game, but he managed only 19, the first time all season he didn't hit 20.
Durant played eight seasons for the Thunder, winning four scoring titles and an MVP award before joining Golden State in 2016. Oklahoma City fans still haven't forgiven him for leaving in free agency.
James Harden highlighted a 39-point, 12-assist performance with a game-sealing 27-foot 3-pointer with 29 seconds left.
Durant, the NBA's leading scorer at 29.5 points per game, made 11 of 12 shots, including both of his 3-point attempts, to help Brooklyn win for the sixth time in seven games.
DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points, Zach LaVine added 24 and the Chicago Bulls used a 42-point fourth quarter to pull away for a 118-95 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
Kevin Durant had 31 points, James Harden scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets won their fifth straight game, beating the Toronto Raptors 116-103 on Sunday.
Kevin Durant became the first player in Nets history to score at least 20 points in the first nine games of a season, despite finishing 12 of 27 from the field.
The Nets finished 4-2 on their homestand. They begin a six-game road trip Friday.
James Harden had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists to power the Brooklyn Nets to a 117-91 rout of the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night.
Durant was called for a technical foul, but crew chief Sean Wright said after the game that he should have been thrown out.
Aldridge became the 48th player in league history and the seventh active player to score 20,000 points.
A preseason favorite to win the NBA championship, Brooklyn has alternated losses and wins through the first five games of the season and dropped to 2-3.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points and the Brooklyn Nets bounced back from a poor finish a day earlier with a blistering start that sent them to a 104-90 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
