Durant hurts knee as Nets get back on win column

Luisa Morales – Philstar.com

January 16, 2022 | 11: 05am

MANILA, Philippines — It became once a bittersweet steal on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time) for the Brooklyn Nets as they drubbed the Contemporary Orleans Pelicans, 120-105, on the Barclays Heart.

This, because Nets superstar Kevin Durant left the game with an apparent left knee harm in the first half of.

He carried out with 12 substances, three rebounds, and two assists in 12 minutes of play.

The 6-foot-10 cager will possible be undergoing an MRI on Sunday (Monday in Manila) to resolve the severity of the harm.

Even with out Durant for the total second half of, despite the indisputable truth that, the Nets figured out themselves cruising in the serve of James Harden’s 27 substances, 15 assists, and eight rebounds.

The Nets led wire-to-wire with their biggest lead coming on the tail terminate of the second quarter at 30 substances.

Brooklyn thus inched nearer to the tip command in the East as they’re solely a sport in the serve of the Chicago Bulls.

In other places, the Toronto Raptors reasserted their mastery over the Milwaukee Bucks on the Fiserv Forum in Wisconsin, 103-96.

Led by Pascal Siakam’s triple-double, the Raptors arrested a two-sport bound and notched their fifth consecutive steal over the defending champions.

Siakam carried out with 30 substances, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Within the opposite video games, the Contemporary York Knicks got right here up hang on both ends of the floor to fend off the Atlanta Hawks, 117-108.

RJ Barrett picked up the scoring load for Contemporary York wih his 26 markers. He also had five rebounds.

Trae Young paced the Hawks in the loss with 29 substances.

The Portland Trailblazers, for his or her phase, edged the Washington Wizards, 115-110.

Anfernee Simons high scored for Portland with 31 substances to partner with 11 assists.

Jusuf Nurkic carried out with a double-double as well to 23 substances and 14 boards.

Portland became once with out superstar duo Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum who’re both nursing injuries.