NBA players react to Kevin Durant’s historic playoff performance
Kevin Durant wasn’t planning to play all 48 minutes, but the two-time NBA champion did just that en route to a historic performance on Tuesday night to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a Game 5 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center.
Durant recorded a game-high 49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals and two blocked shots while playing every minute during the 114-108 win over the Bucks. He became the first player in NBA history to reach those numbers in a playoff game.
Brooklyn trailed Milwaukee by as many as 17 points early in the third quarter, but Durant produced 31 points alone in the second half to erase the deficit and take the lead late. Jeff Green had a playoff-career-high 27 points to lead the Nets’ efforts off the bench.
His 27 points were the most by a Net off the bench in playoff history.
Needless to say, the performance by Durant, plus the effort by Green, had #NBATwitter talking as the Bucks blew a 17-point lead in the second half. The contest had NBA players talking — both current and former players — with several weighing in on the final result.
GREATNESS!! Appreciate it while you can people! #KD
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 16, 2021
Kevin Durant put on one of the greatest performances in NBA playoff history scoring 49 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists and leading his shorthanded Nets to victory taking a 3-2 lead.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 16, 2021
Greatness from @KDTrey5!!! Incredible performance
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) June 16, 2021
Wow
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 16, 2021
Got Damn Slim!
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) June 16, 2021
Wow KD . This is Art . Real life Poetry in motion.
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 16, 2021
Best player in the world!!!!!!
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) June 16, 2021
masterful performance from KD… he played all 48! #legend
— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) June 16, 2021
KD 🤯
— Terrence Ross (@TerrenceRoss) June 16, 2021
Legendary
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) June 16, 2021
Rucker Park Durant!!!
— Tim Hardaway Jr (@T_HardJR) June 16, 2021
Kevin Durant… your favorite player’s favorite player
— Larry Nance Jr (@Larrydn22) June 16, 2021
Man KD is unfair🤣
— Kevin Huerter (@KevinHuerter) June 16, 2021
KD just put on a Masterpiece yo
— Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) June 16, 2021
KD insane dawg
— RJ (@RjHampton14) June 16, 2021
KD really diff
— Tre Jones (@Tre3Jones) June 16, 2021
And yall thought KD wasn't the best player in the world right now
— Dylan Windler (@Dylan_Windler23) June 16, 2021
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