NBA Note - Golden State Warriors Durant, Kevin
Dec 9, 2017 - 8:50 AM F Kevin Durant continued to pick up the slack for another former MVP. That allowed the Warriors to complete their most successful road trip in franchise history. Durant piled up a season-high 36 points -- one game after pouring in a then-season-best 35 -- to go with 10 rebounds, seven assists and five blocks and Golden State won its sixth straight game by downing the slumping Detroit Pistons 102-98 on Friday at Little Caesars Arena. Durant came up a few assists shy of a second consecutive triple-double after also tallying 11 rebounds and 10 assists at Charlotte on Wednesday. Golden State was playing its second straight game without two-time MVP Stephen Curry, who will miss at least two weeks with a right ankle sprain. "Nothing different. Just more opportunity," Durant said of the scoring surge. "Coach may call a couple more plays for me but he always keeps me involved. But now we obviously don't have our leading scorer on the floor, so we try to generate points in different ways." Durant passed Bernard King for 45th place on the NBA's scoring list. Durant has now scored 19,684 points.No one has shouted yet.
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