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NBA: Kevin Durant stars, Kyrie Irving returns as Nets knock off Grizzlies


November 20, 2022;  Brooklyn, New York, USA;  Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) had a dribble in the fourth half against the Memphis Grizzlies at Barclays Center.

November 20, 2022; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) had a dribble in the fourth half against the Memphis Grizzlies at Barclays Center. Required credit: Wendell Cruz-USA Sports TODAY

Kevin Durant scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and hosts Brooklyn Nets took the lead in the fourth inning to a 127-115 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night as Kyrie Irving returned from his sentence. suspension imposed by the team.

Durant has hit 25 points in all 17 games this season and is the first person to do so since Rick Barry scored at least 25 points in his first 25 games for the San Francisco Warriors 1967-68. Durant took nine out of 16 shots and scored 14 points in the third half to help the Nets clear five points at halftime.

Ben Simmons scored a season-high 22 points on 11/13 from the field as the Nets hit a 60.2% shot. Coming off the bench, Yuta Watanabe added 12 of his 16 goals in the fourth half.

Irving finished with 14 points when he scored 26 minutes after sitting out the past 8 games.

“It’s great for him to have a few minutes on the pitch and let us win while he does it,” said Nets coach Jacque Vaughn, who said. he hopes Irving and the team can focus on basketball in the future.

Vaughn talks about his message to Irving. “I used that word.

“From today, that is what we will do. Basketball is real. You get the recovery, that’s a fact. You box out, it’s a fact. You make the shot, it’s true.

“So we will make this a reality. It’s about basketball and we’re going to live in that space.”

Irving was at the center of controversy for posting a link to an anti-Semitic film on October 27 and was banned for at least five games when he failed to apologize after a controversial media session at the event. practice on November 3.

When the Nets suspended himthey required Irving to complete a number of steps, including meeting with the commissioner Adam Silver. They met last week and Silver said he doesn’t think Irving has anti-Semitic beliefs and the Nets won 5-3 without Irving.

Joe Harris contributed 13 points, while Royce O’Neale collected 12 points, eight of Brooklyn’s season-high 33 assists and four of his 16 3-pointers.

The Grizzlies lost for the third time in four games and struggled without Ja Morant (left ankle sprain), who was injured in the fourth round on Friday.

Dillon Brooks led all scorers with 31 points but shot 13 of 30 as the Grizzlies saw their seven-game winning streak over Brooklyn come to a halt. John Konchar added 16 while Steven Adams contributed 15 and 10 rebounds as the Grizzlies hit 43.4%.

Memphis overcame Brooklyn 24-12 in the final 7:14 of the second half and took a 62-57 lead thanks to Konchar’s 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left but quickly lost the lead early in third inning.

Brooklyn led 96-93 in the fourth round after Durant found Watanabe to settle just before the whistle. Watanabe’s third round led 101-93 less than a minute in the fourth round and Watanabe’s two more thirds in 37 seconds 112-98 with 7:15 remaining. –with reporting from Agence France Presse

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