Nothing is easy when your top scorer is out. Points become harder to find, offensive sets don’t look the same, and spacing changes. Don’t tell that to the , as even without Kevin Durant, the team scored 113 in a win over the Miami Heat.
How?
Because Grayson Allen decided to assume the KD role from a scoring standpoint. Allen set a career-high in three-pointers made with nine, shooting 9-of-14 from beyond the arc and scoring a team-high 31 points.
Not surprisingly, Bam Adebayo was a handful. He scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Athletic centers generally give Jusuf Nurkic fits, and Bam is elite athletic.