It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t easy. But it was enough.
The Nets ground out a 120-116 escape against Atlanta before a sellout crowd of 18,072 at Barclays Center.
Kevin Durant poured in 34 points, including 18 in the first quarter alone. Kyrie Irving added 33 and a season-high 11 rebounds, albeit with seven turnovers. Though Durant was brilliant early, it was his plays down the stretch in the endgame that decided it. The Nets trailed 109-108 after a Young step back. But Durant hit a go-ahead 3-pointer, then — after a Young miss — found Joe Harris for an acrobatic baseline layup and 113-109 edge with just under three minutes to play.
The Nets completed a season-long seven-game homestand with a 6-1 mark, winning six by a combined 46 points. Durant entered the game leading the NBA with 958 minutes played, and logged another 36:12 on Friday. They needed every second of that.
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