TAMPA, Fla. – Kevin Durant scored seven of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, Jeff Green had 22 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 116-103 Tuesday night and clinched a playoff spot.
Durant, who was playing his second game after returning from a thigh injury, added 10 rebounds in 33 minutes for his eighth double-double of the season.
Durant hit a 3-pointer with 1:47 remaining and glared at the Toronto bench after putting his team up 111-101. Kyrie Irving finished with nine points, six rebounds and four assists while making just 3 of 13 shots.
But the other seven Nets who played all finished in double figures on the night Brooklyn became the first Eastern Conference team to lock up a postseason berth.