Kevin Durant Blames Himself for the 117-122 Defeat to Hawks

Tonight’s performance by Kevin Durant against the Atlanta Hawks was outstanding. However, Durant blamed himself for the Phoenix Suns‘ 117-122 defeat, especially for his scoring surge in the third quarter, even though he only scored 31 points on 65% FG. KD scored 14 points on a very effective 6/7 shooting from the field to dominate the third quarter. The Suns outscored the Hawks 31–25 during that time thanks in large part to his offensive explosion. Durant acknowledged that his scoring run may have hindered his teammates’ ability to play, even if his performance reduced the Suns’ deficit to just two points. He said: “Once I get going sometimes, it might stall the offense when I start making four or five shots in a row. So now I got to, and then people watching me play. But maybe that third, I’m for sure happy to knock down some shots. Yeah..I should have, you know, see if I can get guys going a little bit more in that third and maybe we can build some momentum. But, you know, I’m nitpicking at this point,” “2nd chance points and fouls.” Kevin Durant as Suns blew 9-point lead in 3rd of loss. Atlanta 27...