Kevin Durant returns to Golden State and dominates the Nets

San Francisco. Kevin Durant won his highly anticipated maiden trip back to the Bay Arena to play the Warriors team.

The Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals in both title runs, Durant missed his first three shots before tripling with 5:49 left in the first quarter and was 19-8 off the floor and 6-1. In three-point baskets. .

Stephen Curry didn’t have his best night either, going 17-10 for 27 points and 9-2 from deep when Golden State lost its third game in a row to the Nets, plus the chance of his first three game winning streak of the season . .

The Warriors saw former Houston nemesis James Harden in the Nets uniform for the first time, and he delivered 14 assists for 19 points, including five 3s and 8 rebounds.Kyrie Irving scored 23 points when Brooklyn broke a seven-game loss at the home of the Warriors on his first visit to the Chase Center.

The Nets had lost three of the four, but welcomed Durant after missing the last three games under COVID-19 quarantine protocols.

Golden State paid tribute on video with “Welcome back KD!” for a time outside of the first quarter and plans to do it again on his next visit to the Chase Center when the fans have returned.

The Warriors shot 20-4 on 3s in the first half, Curry 7-1, and lost 66-51 at half time.

Curry struggled to his standards after a 40-point performance against Orlando two nights earlier in which he scored 10 triples.

The Warriors lost 125-99 in Brooklyn to open the season on December 22, but “we’re a completely different team,” said Kent Bazemore.

So were the renewed nets.