NBA Playoffs Nets-Bucks: Kevin Durant's Stats And Record When He Plays Without Kyrie Irving And James Harden Is Actually Really Good

The Brooklyn Nets will not have Kyrie Irving or James Harden on Tuesday in Game 5.

Ben Stinar | Jun 14, 2021

NBA Playoffs Nets-Bucks: Kevin Durant's Stats And Record When He Plays Without Kyrie Irving And James Harden Is Actually Really Good /

The Brooklyn Nets will not have Kyrie Irving or James Harden in Game 5 on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The status of Harden and Irving can be seen in a post below from Marc Stein of The New York Times.

The Nets say James Harden (right hamstring tightness) and Kyrie Irving (right ankle sprain) are officially out for Tuesday’s Game 5 at home against Milwaukee.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 14, 2021

According to Malika Andrews of ESPN (Tweet below) and she also cited ESPN Stats & Info, Durant and the Nets have been outstanding in the games that Durant has played in without Harden and Irving.

Brooklyn’s silver lining: The Nets have won 4 of the 5 games Kevin Durant played without James Harden and Kyrie Irving this season.

In those games, Durant averaged nearly 34 points per game, per @ESPNStatsInfo and he shot an efficient 63 percent from the floor. https://t.co/edZgv1ZrPR
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) June 14, 2021

The Brooklyn Nets are 3.5-point underdogs at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday for Game 5, according to FanDuel.

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