NEW YORK (NBA.com exclusive) — Kevin Durant reminds Tracy McGrady of a younger version of himself.
On the night McGrady made a dramatic debut with the New York Knicks, it was Durant who proved to be the most effective star on stage.
The Oklahoma City standout scored seven of his game-high 36 points in overtime to lift the Thunder to their eighth straight victory, 121-118 in overtime, against the Knicks before a sellout crowd of 19,763 at Madison Square Garden.
“He reminds me of myself when I was younger,” McGrady, 30, said of Durant, 21. “The guy is incredible, man. 6-10, 6-11, knocking down some big shots. He’s playing with a great deal of confidence right now and when a guy has confidence like that and he’s very skilled…I don’t give a damn what you do, it’s tough to stop a guy like that and he had it rolling.”
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