It was obviously the event of the evening, with all due respect for this poster between the Bulls and the Pistons. Almost two months following his last game in the NBA Kevin Durant was back, but he was especially with… a new jersey, the fourth of his career as a little vagrant.
Home stats from KD’s first with the Suns are right here!
It will not go down in the annals of the statistics books…
But we will probably remember this premiere.
Because it’s Kevin Durant, period. Too expected not to make it the special reason for our sudden awakening following only an hour’s nap, and as often KD will not have disappointed us. Hooded to warm up and probably just happy to participate in his first basketball game for 52 days, KD will not have dragged to show off. Logically sought from the start by his new friends, a question of building confidence you saw, Kev started by opening his Suns counter on a lay-up in the trailer, before slamming a huge tarp on the yet huge pivot Mark Williams and validate all that a few seconds later at 3-points.
KD gets his first Phoenix Suns bucket! ☀️
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The block and the 3⃣
KD getting it done early in his Suns debut
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????: https://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/X9RaJBW7JU— NBA (@NBA) March 2, 2023
The following ? What to say that you wouldn’t already know. Kevin Durant is unplayable when he rises to shoot, and despite the antics of Kelly Oubre Jr. in the second half the Suns and their new winger will not experience any jolts. It is also during the last quarter – following Devin Booker has taken care of managing business the previous hour – that the newcomer will take care of reminding us of the reason for his coming to Phoenix. To friendly provocations (and buckets) from Kelly…Kevin responds with seriousness, chaining shots at mid-distance with his hand in the face as if it were penalties without a goalkeeper. 14 then 17, 19 then 23, Durant explodes and explodes the defense of Charlotte, very happy to participate in the happiness of the Suns by validating one more defeat in his race for the Lottery, which has become official since the announcement of the absence LaMelo Ball’s long run.
In the end for the MVP 2014? 23 points at 10/15 in shooting including 2/4 from the parking lot and 1/1 in throws, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 27 minutes. Quiet return, return without shaking, domination, victory, KD in the text.
KD showed out in his Suns debut:
☀️ 23 PTS
☀️ 6 REB
☀️ 10/15 FGPhoenix gets the W in Charlotte, 105-91 pic.twitter.com/rAdSKeEgn3
— NBA (@NBA) March 2, 2023
Kelly Oubre Jr., once more, will try to pretend to believe it at the end of the match, but the exit of KD 6 minutes from the end will coincide with the return of… Devin Booker, fucking nightmare, and the Suns will quietly seek their first victory of the “KD era”. Probably not the last, if rumors are to be believed.
