Three thoughts on Kevin Durant’s Suns debut, a breezy, 105–91 win for Phoenix over the Hornets …
KD looked like KD
Durant picked up right where he left off in his first game for the Suns, which was also his first game since injuring his knee Jan. 8. Durant scored 23 points in 27 minutes on 10-of-15 shooting, adding six rebounds, two assists and two blocks for good measure. He looked fluid and showed no ill effects from the injury. Perhaps most impressively, he was flying around on the defensive end as a helper off the ball and also offering rim protection. In one impressive sequence in the first quarter, Durant blocked a shot in the paint then ran the floor and hit a left-wing three.
