Less than two weeks ago Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving belonged to brooklyn nets. Now both are starting new chapters with completely different organizations.
In the span of three days, the Nets traded Irving to the Dallas Mavericks and Durant to the Phoenix Suns. What was once a “Big Three” of Irving, Durant and James Harden it has been completely disassembled. The rapid decay from Brooklyn’s talented core stunned the NBA world and left Nets fans wondering how and why things fell apart.
On Thursday, Durant shared his thoughts on what was going on inside the Brooklyn locker room. At his introductory press conference as a member of the Suns, Durant said Irving’s departure affected him and the rest of the team.
“It bothered me that we couldn’t finish [lo que empezamos]”he told the media. “I thought we had good momentum. We were finally building the culture we always wanted. I felt like every game we were building our chemistry.”
Kevin Durant says Kyrie Irving’s trade request was ‘hard to stomach’:
“We were finally building a culture that we always wanted. I didn’t know what was going on with Kyrie and his situation with the organization…without him, we didn’t have a clear identity.” pic.twitter.com/8mHdhwJ24a
Durant said he was unaware of Irving’s desire to leave Brooklyn. before moving to Dallas.
“I didn’t know what was going on with Kyrie and his situation with the franchise”Durant said. “I didn’t really focus on that, I just focused on what we did on the field. It was a blow to our team. He took away our identity.”
“It was a huge, huge part of what we did. he is a player worthy of the Hall of Famea great player who can do everything and we relied on that. Without him, we had no clear identity. It was hard for me to take it.”
Once Irving left, it seemed almost inevitable that Durant would follow. But Kevin also got emotional as he reflected on his nearly four years with the Nets.
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ESPN’s Nick Friedell asked how KD would sum up his time in Brooklyn. The question drew boos from Suns fans in attendance, but he also seemed to strike a chord with the 13-time NBA All-Star.
“There were a lot of ups and downs, but I liked the routine”Durant replied. “Everyone in Brooklyn loved hard work, so I raised a family there. It will always be part of my journey.”
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“We didn’t achieve what we wanted to win the championship”he continued. “But everyone in there pushed themselves to the limit every day, regardless of what was being talked about in the media, what was going on with our teammates. Everyone in the gym was pushing it. So I love you. I’m excited to talk about it because it was a very special four years in my career. After the Achilles (heel) injury, they helped me a lot.”
Kevin Durant was asked how he would sum up his time in Brooklyn, which draws boos from Suns fans.
An emotional Durant: “I’ve built a family there. They’ll always be a part of my journey … I love those guys.” pic.twitter.com/ZJY5CgYlXi
Durant’s heartfelt response drew applause from the crowdpart of which had dismissed the question moments before.
“Yeah, it was terrible how some things turned out, but at the end of the day, I like to work hard and we all liked working there in Brooklyn.”term. “I wish them the best. They have a bright future.”
Now, KD will turn his focus to Phoenix, where he will try to capture the championship that eluded him in his four years in the Big Apple.
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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.jpg?itok=oCjnXnzi&ssl=1 "Kevin Durant, in his presentation with the Phoenix Suns: “Without Irving, in Brooklyn we had no identity”")
