Durant: We got some opportunities after our opponent double-teamed me. These strategies will work.
6686 Sports News on October 25th In a game that ended today, the Rockets lost 111-115 to the Pistons in the home team's opener and suffered their first two consecutive losses.
After the game, Durant was interviewed about how to find a balance between personally taking over the game and allowing teammates to participate in the attack.
"It's really a question of balance. I felt like when I came back in the fourth quarter, I got more aggressive and that forced them to double-team me. I thought we got some good shots out of that, probably four or five possessions."
"I felt like, one time around the rim, Amen Got a chance, but the ball may have been touched. Another time, I felt like Jabari also went to the basket. They made a great defense, but we still got a big open three-pointer or two attack opportunities, so I felt like we forced them to use two people to guard the ball handler, and I believe we will play those strategies in the future.
In this game, Durant played 36 minutes, making 9 of 18 shots, 16 of 18 free throws, and scored 37 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 interceptions and 1 block.