It was a day marked on every fan's calendar; the return of Kevin Durant. But despite the hope, the depleted Nets went on to spoil Durant’s long-awaited return by blowing a 16-point lead to a Miami Heat team missing Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, and PJ Tucker.
Final score: 113-107. With the loss, Brooklyn falls to .500 on the season (32-32) for the first time since the team was 3-3 in the beginning weeks of the season.
Hope for a win was slowly diminishing and a final 16-point collapse was imminent, but Brooklyn provided a final punch in the closing minutes.