Kevin Durant returns for 22 points post-injury as Nets rout Warriors Kyrie Irving scored a game-high 26 points, Kevin Durant added 22 in his Nets debut, and Brooklyn beat the Warriors in a 125-99 rout to kick off the season. | December 22, 2020, 9:42 PM December 22, 2020, 9:42 PM NEW YORK — Kevin Durant shook off 18 months of rust in a matter of minutes. Durant looked good as new against his old team, Kyrie Irving was even better and the Brooklyn Nets emphatically kicked off the Steve Nash era with a 125-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night in the NBA's season opener. Durant finished with 22 points in 25 minutes of his first official game since rupturing his Achilles tendon while playing for Golden State in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. It's a new start for Durant, but he did the same things he's been doing for years.