Brooklyn Without Durant Toys With Thunder, 147-125

Kevin Durant feat. Green & Harden – Say AHH – Bing video

Kevin didn’t need to play and was listed a load management scratch as ten other Net players scored in double figures. Brooklyn destroyed the Thunder on the boards by a 50-36 margin while the points in the paint allowed stat in the first half was a disaster for the Thunder as well..

It was nice to see James Harden and Jeff Green play together. So the three are all back together minus Russell. From what I saw the Nets should be the favorite to win the Eastern Conference this season. They might want some more interior defense at the trade deadline, but otherwise they’re stacked. THEY CAN SCORE THE BALL.

A shout out to Theo Maledon for scoring 24 points on an 8-9 night from the field and a perfect 6-6 from beyond the arc. He’s going to be a nice player for the Thunder if he ever makes it to second contract here.

There’s no real need to dissect this. This was one of the league’s two most talented teams playing against a developmental team which is probably a three year work in progress in the first stage of being a playoff team possibility in 2023.

You can write some bullshit if you want, but that’s just the reality. I hope the Nets win a ring. Isn’t it odd with all this talk of tanking for for first round picks that James Harden and Jeff Green were both top ten first round picks who were traded away before they ever got beyond their rookie scale contract in Oklahoma City.

Green and Nenad Krystic went to Boston in exchange for Perk and Nate Robinson.

Harden as we well know went to Houston for a one year rental of Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, the draft pick which would become Steven Adams and a second round pick which would become Alex Abrines.

So much for lottery picks as far as how the Thunder used them.

But that’s all hindsight and it’s not fair for me to make the comment in a snarky manner.

But the Thunder did get to the 2012 Finals, so there’s that.

How ironic we see Kevin, James, and Jeff all back together in pursuit of a ring while the Thunder are in the throes of at the minimum a three year rebuild if things go right.

I always loved the video above. It all seemed so innocent back then.

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