Kevin Durant Nets
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Kevin Durant exploded in the third quarter of the Christmas Day game vs the Boston Celtics and went for 16 points.

Durant finished the contest with 29 points (9/16 shooting, 3/4 from beyond the arc), as the Nets dominated the Celtics (123-95).

Several current and former NBA player took to Twitter and noted how great of a player Durant is.