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Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant scores 53 points, tells New York City mayor to 'figure out' vaccine policy

NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant has been so dominant for so long that he admits he feels "at ease" on the floor.

It certainly didn't look difficult in Sunday's 110-107 win over the New York Knicks as Durant dropped 53 points, dished out 9 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds while carrying the Nets to their third straight victory.

"You feel kind of at ease knowing that you can affect so many different plays and different areas of the game with my skill set," Durant said. "I can affect my teammates and how they approach the game with my skill set about the big picture and seeing -- I know I work on my game and I got to this point as an individual player, but I'm at a point in my career it's like 'All right, how can I impact everybody out here?