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Durant: I have never partnered with a big man like Shen Jing. He will make opponents nervous in the low post.

10:16am, 18 November 2025Basketball

The Rockets defeated the Magic 117-113 at home for their fourth consecutive victory.

Kevin Durant scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. With 22 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Shen Jing held the ball in the low post to attract double-teams and assisted Durant to hit a key three-pointer. The Rockets evened the score. In the last 9 seconds of overtime, Durant hit a one-on-one pull-up to help the Rockets lead 113-110 and finally defeated their opponent.

Talking about partnering with Shen Jing, Durant said: "I have played with many big men, but no one scores like him. When he is in the low post, the opponent is a little nervous."

The centers that Durant has partnered with in his career are mainly Collison, Ibaka, Perkins, Adams, Dredmond Green, Kevin Looney, Pachulia, Jarrett Allen, and Nurkic. They are all blue-collar, finishing centers.

In addition, Durant also scored 30 points in the last game. He became the oldest Rockets player to score 30 points in two consecutive games.

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