Kevin Durant did everything in his power to lead the Brooklyn Nets out of Game 7 and into the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.
In the end, though, it somehow wasn’t enough.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks survived a thrilling overtime battle with the Nets 115-111 at the Barclays Center to reach their second Eastern Conference finals in three years.
The Nets pulled ahead slightly in the first half, thanks to a defensive stand where they held Milwaukee scoreless for nearly four minutes in the second half. That, though, didn’t last long as Brooklyn took just a six-point lead into the break.