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Kevin Durant played a game-high 41 minutes for the Nets in their win over the Knicks. After the game, he told reporters that he wouldn't leave the floor if he had his way.
"I want to play 48 minutes, I enjoy playing basketball, I want to do that," he said. "That's what it is."
KD had 27 points and nine assists in the victory. Brooklyn improved to 15-6.
It was the second game in a row that he played over 40 minutes, as he played 45 in Saturday's loss to the Phoenix Suns. He wants to be on the floor as much as possible because the injuries that hampered him last year haven't affected him.
"I know a lot of people, I don't even know if they're concerned or not, I just think it's a conversation to have, like I'm playing more minutes and I'm coming off an injury and all this other stuff," he said. I like to play.
I'm going to do it every game if I can convince the coach to play me the whole second half. I want to get the most out of my basketball life because it is not that long.
He hopes to string together more games like he did on Tuesday.
"I'm going to try to sneak some of those 40-plus minute games in for the rest of the season because I like being out there," he said.
The Nets will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.
