Durant laughed while being guarded in Nets-Magic game

NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant couldn't assistance but laughter arsenic helium rolled implicit the Orlando Magic during Monday night's 109-102 win.

No, seriously.

In the midst of scoring 45 points, Durant laughed during a play successful the archetypal 4th erstwhile Magic defender Kevon Harris got a small excessively adjacent for comfortableness defensively. Durant simply ducked nether Harris and scored connected a abbreviated runner disconnected the backboard. It was a beardown play connected a nighttime afloat of them, erstwhile the 34-year-old superstar besides racked up 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks successful 39 minutes -- connected apical of shooting 19-for-24 from the field.

"[Harris] was conscionable other carnal utilizing his hands," Durant said. "It was legal, but it was conscionable a lot. I was wondering if the ref was going to telephone something; helium didn't. He fto america play on, and I conscionable thought it was comic however carnal helium was; but we're each conscionable having a bully clip playing the game."

Durant was having plentifulness of amusive passim the evening, including successful his postgame interrogation with YES Network, during which helium was asked erstwhile helium anticipates having an awesome night.

"When I aftermath up," Durant said.

In his postgame quality conference, Durant demurred -- with a grin connected his face.

"I lone said that due to the fact that [Milwaukee Bucks defender Jevon Carter] said that earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile helium had his vocation precocious successful [Oklahoma City]. Somebody asked him the aforesaid question, truthful I was paying homage to him. But you truly don't know, I truly don't know. I've had games wherever I changeable unthinkable successful warm-ups and had the worst shooting nighttime that night."

Durant's teammate Kyrie Irving admitted determination are times helium has to laughter successful awe astatine immoderate of the things Durant is capable to bash connected the court.

"All the time," Irving said. "I deliberation it's a earthy absorption erstwhile you're seeing thing peculiar hap successful beforehand of you. You bash your champion to inactive beryllium engaged, but it's hard not to conscionable look and ticker idiosyncratic that's that peculiar and talented. We cognize what he's susceptible of, erstwhile helium shows his endowment similar helium did tonight, it's decidedly an grant to beryllium a portion of. Grateful to beryllium his teammate."