Gerald Bourguet: Kevin Durant on the Suns: “We’ve known what the mission is from day one….So of course we’re on the same page. When we lose the game, it’s definitely gonna look like that ‘cause we lost the game.” pic.twitter.com/wkwoOPUiU3
Source: Twitter @GeraldBourguet
Source: Twitter @GeraldBourguet
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Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
‘We’re on the same page’: Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns face huge Game 3 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves down 2-0 in best-of-7 (w/videos) #Suns #NBAPlayoffs azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 8:39 PM
‘We’re on the same page’: Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns face huge Game 3 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves down 2-0 in best-of-7 (w/videos) #Suns #NBAPlayoffs azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 8:39 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Q: Is the whole team on the same page?
“Of course.” Kevin Durant.
#Suns down 2-0 to T-Wolves. Game 3 Friday.
“If you dig deeper into who we are as a team and if you around us every day and see what we do and how we grind every day as a team, you wouldn’t ask those questions.” pic.twitter.com/SK9F9hdxEK – 5:30 PM
Q: Is the whole team on the same page?
“Of course.” Kevin Durant.
#Suns down 2-0 to T-Wolves. Game 3 Friday.
“If you dig deeper into who we are as a team and if you around us every day and see what we do and how we grind every day as a team, you wouldn’t ask those questions.” pic.twitter.com/SK9F9hdxEK – 5:30 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Be more aggressive, look to score. Opening up that scoring opens up a lot of passing. Sometimes when you look pass too much, our offense can get stagnant. Be more aggressive to put our head down, get to the rim, make a play, touch the paint.” Kevin Durant on offense. #Suns pic.twitter.com/bH0sAaPVaq – 5:17 PM
“Be more aggressive, look to score. Opening up that scoring opens up a lot of passing. Sometimes when you look pass too much, our offense can get stagnant. Be more aggressive to put our head down, get to the rim, make a play, touch the paint.” Kevin Durant on offense. #Suns pic.twitter.com/bH0sAaPVaq – 5:17 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“You can talk all you want, but if you don’t execute what you just talked, it does you no good. Talking and rah rah speeches, all that stuff is cool to certain point, but you got to go out there and execute. We haven’t done that.” Kevin Durant.
Suns down 2-0 to T-Wolves. #Suns pic.twitter.com/KDf2k36caI – 5:13 PM
“You can talk all you want, but if you don’t execute what you just talked, it does you no good. Talking and rah rah speeches, all that stuff is cool to certain point, but you got to go out there and execute. We haven’t done that.” Kevin Durant.
Suns down 2-0 to T-Wolves. #Suns pic.twitter.com/KDf2k36caI – 5:13 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Just playing a little harder. Helping each other out a little bit more.”
Kevin Durant when asked by @iam_DanaScott on Suns defending Mike Conley.
Scored 18 Game 2.
Look for Dana’s story on Conley being X-factor as Suns down 2-0 to T-Wolves.
Game 3 Friday. #Suns #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/I75tZU6dHv – 5:05 PM
“Just playing a little harder. Helping each other out a little bit more.”
Kevin Durant when asked by @iam_DanaScott on Suns defending Mike Conley.
Scored 18 Game 2.
Look for Dana’s story on Conley being X-factor as Suns down 2-0 to T-Wolves.
Game 3 Friday. #Suns #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/I75tZU6dHv – 5:05 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
“Get that fan support behind you, that stuff is cool, but you still got to go out there and play and execute the game plan regardless of all that stuff. It’s about your job and I think guys are ready to just come out there and do their job.”
Kevin Durant ahead of Game 3. #Suns pic.twitter.com/hVXgSEZmAT – 4:57 PM
“Get that fan support behind you, that stuff is cool, but you still got to go out there and play and execute the game plan regardless of all that stuff. It’s about your job and I think guys are ready to just come out there and do their job.”
Kevin Durant ahead of Game 3. #Suns pic.twitter.com/hVXgSEZmAT – 4:57 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Kevin Durant on the Suns: “We’ve known what the mission is from day one….So of course we’re on the same page. When we lose the game, it’s definitely gonna look like that ‘cause we lost the game.” pic.twitter.com/wkwoOPUiU3 – 4:55 PM
Kevin Durant on the Suns: “We’ve known what the mission is from day one….So of course we’re on the same page. When we lose the game, it’s definitely gonna look like that ‘cause we lost the game.” pic.twitter.com/wkwoOPUiU3 – 4:55 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
The OKC Thunder are the best young team since…. the OKC Thunder (with baby KD, Russ, Harden, Ibaka) pic.twitter.com/a45tRqHPTW – 3:12 PM
The OKC Thunder are the best young team since…. the OKC Thunder (with baby KD, Russ, Harden, Ibaka) pic.twitter.com/a45tRqHPTW – 3:12 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Why Kevin Durant’s post-Warriors playoff life continues to be an uphill and ultimately futile grind
(By @bradbotkincbs)
cbssports.com/nba/news/why-k… – 12:06 PM
Why Kevin Durant’s post-Warriors playoff life continues to be an uphill and ultimately futile grind
(By @bradbotkincbs)
cbssports.com/nba/news/why-k… – 12:06 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
OKC Thunder starters get a standing O as they head to the bench. This game is over. A commanding 2-0 series lead for the Thunder who are searching for their first series win since KD was in town. – 11:56 PM
OKC Thunder starters get a standing O as they head to the bench. This game is over. A commanding 2-0 series lead for the Thunder who are searching for their first series win since KD was in town. – 11:56 PM
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter
Earlier this season, talking to @azcentral, Kevin Durant asked this question about his place in the GOAT conversation: “Why shouldn’t I be in that? … What haven’t I done?” His performance last night looked a lot like the answer.
From earlier today on the Beyond The Arc pod pic.twitter.com/Cp5f65qlnQ – 6:08 PM
Earlier this season, talking to @azcentral, Kevin Durant asked this question about his place in the GOAT conversation: “Why shouldn’t I be in that? … What haven’t I done?” His performance last night looked a lot like the answer.
From earlier today on the Beyond The Arc pod pic.twitter.com/Cp5f65qlnQ – 6:08 PM
More on this storyline
Gerald Bourguet: Kevin Durant believes the Suns have communicated well enough: “You can talk all you want, if you don’t execute what you just talked about, it does you no good. Talking and the rah-rah speeches and all that stuff is cool to a certain point, but you gotta go out there and execute.” pic.twitter.com/BW4khR4zqP -via Twitter @GeraldBourguet / April 25, 2024
Duane Rankin: “You got to challenge him. He’s a great defensive player, but there are times you have to challenge him.” Kevin Durant on Rudy Gobert. Also talked about improving closeout defense, keeping the ball in front and generating more 3s without compromising transition defense. #Suns pic.twitter.com/uJ9UPt2myX -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / April 25, 2024
In Game 2, the third-seeded Timberwolves scored 12 in a row in the third, a spurt that allowed them to pull away and ignite the home crowd. Phoenix lost guard Grayson Allen, who reinjured his right ankle during this stretch, but the bigger issue was the officiating. The Suns let a few questionable whistles distract them and lose focus. Minnesota’s lead ballooned to 19. “We’re trying our best to get out of those little slumps when they go on a 7 … 8-0 run, but I think we still try to put ourselves in position to win,” Durant said. “We cut it to like 13, 12, but we just couldn’t get over that hump. This team’s been killing us in the third with those runs, so we have to figure that out.” -via The Athletic / April 24, 2024