The return of Kevin Durant to the lineup has lit up the Brooklyn Nets as they are once again looking like title contenders. In the absence of Durant, they were struggling and fell from the 1st seed to the 9th seed in the East.

He was once again the main man as he helped the Brooklyn Nets win a game against a very tough team in the Utah Jazz.

Kevin Durant scored 37 points as the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Utah Jazz by the score of 114-106 which improved their record to 38-34 as they are still the 8th seed in the East.

Durant shot 15/23 from the field and also notched up 4 three-pointers as he was once again prolific as well as efficient during the whole game. He always steps up against the good teams. And the same was the case this time around as Utah Jazz is one of the best teams in the league and they were certainly healthier than the Nets in this game.

The Brooklyn Nets will perhaps have to go through the play-in tournament in order to make the playoffs as Kyrie and Ben Simmons will also be playing regularly by then which will make them the favorites to win the Championship this season.

Donovan Mitchell drops 30 in the loss against the Brooklyn Nets

Donovan Mitchell who is known for being the best version of himself in big games was once again at his best against the Brooklyn Nets.

He dropped 30 points but it was not enough to help his team get past the Brooklyn Nets led by Kevin Durant who were just the better side today.

The Utah Jazz now have a record of 45-27 and are currently the 4th seed in the West where they will likely be up against the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs this year which will be an interesting matchup.

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