Durant came off the bench to score 33 points in his latest return from injury, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Phoenix Suns 128-119 on Sunday (Monday in Manila) in a matchup of two of the NBA’s top teams. Durant missed three games after bruising his left thigh early in a loss to Miami last Sunday. Devin Booker scored 36 points and Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns, the No. The Nets used the same strategy when Durant returned from a lengthy layoff with a hamstring injury on April 7 against New Orleans, scoring 17 points in 19 minutes. He has played just 25 games this season and had never come off the bench in an NBA game until this year.

Source: Manila Times April 26, 2021 16:29 UTC