Kevin Durant has 31 points in return, but Heat rally to beat Nets

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Kevin Durant's shot looked good the whole way, one that would have given the Brooklyn Nets the lead with under a minute left.

After 1 1/2 months of misery without their superstar, the Nets couldn't have asked for a better scenario than Durant taking the potential go-ahead 3-pointer in his return.

"I played on the Olympic team with KD, so a lot of times a lot of his shots look like they’re going in," Heat star Bam Adebayo said. "He just missed."

After their season went sideways when Durant went down, the Nets will need those to start falling — and he believes they will.

"I felt great," Durant said. "I’m only going to get better, more comfortable out there."

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Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) takes a shot in the final seconds of the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Thursday, March 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

He couldn't stop the Nets' slide, as Adebayo had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead Miami to a 113-107 victory on Thursday night.

Tyler Herro added 27 points for the Eastern Conference-leading Heat, who bounced back from a tough loss in Milwaukee a night earlier with an impressive victory despite missing some of their top players.

Durant had 31 points in his first game since Jan. 15 and his return from a 21-game absence with a sprained left knee ligament inspired the Nets to a 16-point lead. But Miami tightened up its defense in the second half and held off a late surge by the Nets.

Durant had a 3-point attempt from straightaway that would have given the Nets the lead go in and out with 57 seconds left, and the Heat worked