Durant and Harden join forces in new Nets win

Keivn Durant and James Harden joined forces early Saturday morning to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 96-90 road win over the Detroit Pistons. Durant overflowed with 29 points and 10 rebounds, and Harden added a triple-double of 13 points, 10 steals and 10 assists as the Nets extended their winning streak to four games.

Additionally, Durant became the first player in Nets history to score at least 20 points in the first nine games of a regular season, despite finishing 12 of 27 from the field. LaMarcus Aldridge added another 16 points for Brooklyn off the bench. In turn, Harden became the fifth player in NBA history with a ‘triple-double’ without 2-point baskets, only 3s and free throws, joining Jason Kidd, Delon Wright, Steve Blake and Kirk Hinrich. . In the Pistons the best was Cade Cunningham with 17 points, while Kelly Olynyk added another 13 and 10 rebounds.

In Milwaukee, with 32 points and 12 rebounds from Julius Randle, the New York Knicks stopped Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Knicks bounced back from a 21-point opening run and finally beat the Bucks 113-98. Derrick Rose scored 23 points despite not being in the starting five and RJ Barrett added another 20. Antetokounmpo scored 25 points for Milwaukee and Grayson Allen 22 more.