The Brooklyn Nets eked out a 102-101 NBA victory over the Miami Warmth on Sunday on Royce O’Neale’s game-winner however noticed celebrity Kevin Durant limp out with a knee harm within the third quarter.
Durant, averaging 30 factors per sport for the surging Nets, was harm with little greater than a minute remaining within the third when Australian teammate Ben Simmons rose to dam a shot by Jimmy Butler, who fell again into Durant.
Durant sat on the ground for a number of moments, tried to rejoin the competition after which departed for the locker room.
“He’ll get evaluated tomorrow after which hopefully I’ll have extra information,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn mentioned. “Almost definitely it’ll embody imaging, simply to ensure we’re good.”
Instantly after the sport Vaughn mentioned he hadn’t but mentioned the harm with Durant, who was congratulating teammates as they got here off the court docket.
Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 20 factors. Durant completed with 17 in half-hour on the court docket and O’Neale got here by way of after the Warmth led by 9 with 9:24 to play.
Miami have been up 101-100 after a pair of baskets from Butler however when Irving missed a three-pointer with 5.5 seconds left O’Neale obtained the rebound and delivered what proved to be the game-winner.
Butler led Miami with 26 factors however missed a layup on the buzzer.
Regardless of the issues over Durant, Vaughn was proud of what he noticed from the Nets, who improved to 27-13, one sport behind the Boston Celtics atop the East.
“You’ve obtained to present our guys credit score for staying with it,” he mentioned. “I believe we have been down eight or 9 — to complete the sport and keep collectively, fairly spectacular.”
Durant’s former Nets teammate James Harden delivered a 20-point triple-double to assist carry the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers to a convincing 123-111 victory over the Pistons in Detroit.
Harden added 11 rebounds and 11 assists in his second triple-double of the season and had lots off assist regardless of the continued absence of star middle Joel Embiid and P.J. Tucker.
Embiid missed his third straight sport with a sore left foot whereas Tucker was out with a sinus an infection.
“He was terrific,” Sixers coach Doc Rivers mentioned of Harden however famous it was a “good staff efficiency.”
Montrezl Harrell scored a season-high 20 factors and mixed seamlessly with Harden to maintain the Sixers offense clicking.
Tyrese Maxey scored 23 factors, and the 76ers reserves scored 48 factors as Philadelphia pushed their result in 23 factors halfway by way of the fourth quarter.
Harden reached a profession milestone through the sport, changing into the twenty seventh NBA participant to attain 24,000 profession factors.
Grizzlies silence Jazz
There have been various fortunes for the Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks as they performed with out their stars.
In Memphis, Desmond Bane scored 24 factors and handed out 9 assists because the Grizzlies, lacking their high scorer Ja Morant, beat the Utah Jazz 123-118.
Morant was a late scratch with a sore proper thigh. In his absence, the offense flowed by way of Tyus Jones who scored 21 factors with six assists because the Grizzlies grabbed a sixth straight win.
Memphis, who have been additionally with out ailing middle Steven Adams, improved to 26-13, tied with Western Convention chief Denver.
In the meantime the Mavericks, with Luka Doncic sidelined by a sore ankle a day after his triple-double in a win over New Orleans, fell 120-109 to the Thunder in Oklahoma Metropolis.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 factors for the Thunder, who weathered a sizzling begin by the Mavs and by no means trailed within the second half.
In Houston, the Minnesota Timberwolves trailed by as many as 20 within the first half and have been down by 4 going into the fourth quarter, however they rallied to beat the lowly Rockets 104-96.
D’Angelo Russell scored 22 factors and Anthony Edwards added 21. Middle Rudy Gobert scored 18 factors and grabbed 11 rebounds, upping the depth within the second half because the Timberwolves battled again.
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