Chen the 21 points he scored in the win over the Celtics, Kevin Durant became one of the top 25 scorers in NBA history, overtaking Allen Iverson, one of the icons I grew up admiring. “Iverson was in the Pantheon for me. He was one of those players that I emulated every time he came out. Passing him on the list, finishing there with some of the greats on that list is incredible,” said Durant.
The Nets forward beat the small baseman with his first basket and has already added 24,388 points throughout his career. Next on the scoring list is Ray Allen, with 24,505.
Durant had the invaluable help of Patty Mills, who scored 23 points; James Harden, who finished with 20 and 11 assists; and LaMarcus Aldridge, who had 17 and nine rebounds. Together they made the Nets score their fourth straight win, winning seven of the last eight games and 12 of the last 14.
Marcus Smart had 20 points and eight assists and Jayson Tatum finished with 15 points on a bad shooting day (4/16). The Celtics, in which Juancho Hernangmez played three minutes and scored three points, saw their streak of three consecutive victories broken, but allowed themselves to dream of victory after leaving only 12 (85-97) points behind a deficit of 29 (68). -97) with a 17-0 run between the third and last quarter. They couldn’t get any closer.