Kevin Durant scores 41, Nets rally past Pistons

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Kevin Durant scored 41 points and the Brooklyn Nets rallied past the Detroit Pistons 130-123 on Tuesday night.

Durant connected on 14 of 23 shots, 4 of 6 from 3-point range and all nine of his foul shots while adding 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks to help the Nets overcome a double-digit deficit in the second quarter.

"I want to get better shots sometimes, but like a couple of them are like, ‘I’m hot, let me risk it,’" Durant said. "I was just trying to get the best shots that I can. Sometimes it might be over a guy in the lane, but I feel like that’s open and I have to keep knocking them down."

Kyrie Irving added 24 points in his second home appearance since New York exempted athletes from a private employer mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations last week. Andre Drummond added 14 points and 13 rebounds.

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Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant, left, shoots over Detroit Pistons' Isaiah Stewart during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in New York. The Nets won 130-123. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 34 points. Isaiah Stewart and Saddiq Bey each had 15.

The Pistons went ahead 55-43 following Frank Johnson’s short jumper with 5:54 left in the second quarter. Durant followed with a four-point play and the Nets pulled within 64-58 at halftime.

Brooklyn opened the second half on a 22-8 run and took an 80-72 lead on Drummond’s put-back with 5:54 remaining in the third quarter.

"We can’t hang our hat on the second half, we have to play a complete game," Drummond said. "It’s never going to be easy to make that turn against great teams.