When Durant missed an off-balance fadeaway with a fraction of a second left, the Nets star’s teammates had his back.
PORTLAND, Ore. — When Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups looked across the court Thursday night, he could see a dysfunctional Nets team, but a matchup nightmare in Kevin Durant.
The Nets rebounded from their desultory 153-121 loss two nights earlier in Sacramento, which was the worst defensive performance in team history. And they bounced back with arguably their most important win of the season, a gut-check triumph over the Western Conference leaders. “KD is a nightmare, man,” Billups said beforehand. “He’s a matchup nightmare. He’s one of those guys that, when he gets to a spot and misses a shot, it wasn’t your defense that made that happen. He just missed a shot. He’s that special. He’s also one of those guys if you can keep him to his average, you’ve done a good job. You don’t want him to have a crazy blowup night on you. But if you keep him around his average, you probably played him well. He’s that gifted.
Simmons, intentionally fouled with 3:28 left, made one of two. The Blazers did it again 32 seconds later, and Simmons hit both for a 103-99 lead. Ben Simmons produced his best game as a Net.An ill-advised offensive foul away from the ball — with Durant trying to screen Justise Winslow — gave Portland the ball with the Nets clinging to a 106-103 edge and 31 seconds remaining in regulation.
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