Tuesday was a battle between two of the top teams in the NBA. It featured two of the world's best players. Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant battled it out on the hardwood, but only one could be victorious. The one who came out on top was Curry, and he left fans speechless. But Durant wasn't surprised by his performance at all.
“He put in a ton of work. He cares about the game. He loves his teammates and plays with energy. So that's what you get every night with a player like that playing at an MVP, Hall of Fame level. You got to respect it,” Kevin Durant told ClutchPoints.
Kevin Durant on Stephen Curry: "He put in a ton of work. He cares about the game. He loves his teammates and plays with energy. So that's what you get every night with a player like that playing at an MVP, Hall of Fame level. You got to respect it."
— Mark Haynes (@markhaynesnba) November 17, 2021
Stephen Curry finished with a game-high 37 points. He was the best player on the court that night. Number 30 knocked down 9 three-pointers in a plethora of ways. His brilliant performance allowed him to take over the Barclays Center. He received MVP chants, and the crowd cheered in awe every time he made a basket. It was a performance that you couldn't ignore.
Meanwhile, Kevin Durant had a good performance in the first half. He scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from deep. But in a critical third quarter, Durant went cold. He shot 0-8 from the field and ended the quarter with three points.
The game was still up for grabs when the third quarter began. But the Warriors ended up outscoring the Brooklyn Nets 35 to 18 in that period. It gave them a double-digit lead going into the final 12 minutes.
The Warriors slammed the door shut in the final period and left Brooklyn with a convincing 117-99 victory. Stephen Curry helped his team earn another win and received some high praises from his former teammate in Kevin Durant.
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