On January 4, Beijing time, the Brooklyn Nets lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 104-118, and the team suffered three consecutive losses. After the game, Durant spoke in an interview about the team's defeat.
Durant said: "I shot too much in the opening stages of the game today, which also made the team a little out of control in the first half, I felt out of the team's offensive plan, and the bad start was the reason for the loss of this game".
"We have to play a better start, I love these youngsters and I love everything they bring to the team and I'm happy to see nash not starting again when he's not playing well in this group of youngsters.".
At the same time, Durant also praised Morant's performance: "You can see him blooming in front of our eyes." ”
In this campaign, Morant's performance was extremely outstanding, he shot 14 of 22, recorded 36 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, plus-minus of +24, the highest in the game.
Durant, by contrast, was a bit of abysmal today, playing 31 minutes and 22 seconds, shooting 8-of-24 from the field, 2-of-8 from three-point range, 8-of-9 from the free throw line, and had 26 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks.