With the Golden State Warriors punching an early ticket to the offseason after a pair of losses in the Western Conference play-in tournament, Warriors Wire is check-in in on former members of Golden State across the 2021 edition of the NBA postseason.
In the opening round of the playoffs, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant and Miami Heat forward Andre Iguodala lead a featured group of former Warriors trying to get back to the NBA Finals with new teams. Former Warriors DeMarcus Cousins, Alec Burks and JaVale McGee will also be in action during the 2021 playoffs.
Here is a look at how Durant performed in game two between the No. 7 seed Boston Celtics and No. 2 Brooklyn Nets.
Eastern Conference Round 1, Game 2: Celtics vs. Nets:
After dropping 32 points to lead the Nets to a victory in the opening game of the first round, Durant went back to work on Tuesday night, scoring a game-high 26 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field in game two. Durant was perfect from long-distance, drilling a pair of triples on two attempts.
Durant added eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks and a steal in 26 minutes.
With Boston’s Jayson Tatum leaving the game due to a poked eye after only 21 minutes, Brooklyn surged to another win to take control of the series, 2-0.
Along with Durant dropping 26, Joe Harris tacked on 25 points with a sizzling effort from beyond the arc, drilling a Brooklyn playoff franchise-best seven 3-pointers on 10 attempts from deep.
James Harden added 20 points as five different members of the Nets scored in double-figures during their 130-108 win over the Celtics at the Barclays Center.
Watch highlights from game two via YouTube:
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Game 3 between the Celtics and Nets is set for Friday at 5:30 p.m. PT.
