Kevin Durant stood with his hands on his knees and his head facing the ground.
Seconds earlier, he had air-balled a turnaround jump shot that would have sent an instant classic into double overtime. Instead, just like the Nets season, the shot fell short, ending Durant’s heroic run.
Brooklyn’s 115-111 loss to Milwaukee in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Saturday was a cruel reminder of what could have been had the Nets been fully healthy in the series. Despite missing Kyrie Irving to a sprained right ankle and James Harden playing through a Grade 2 hamstring strain, Brooklyn nearly toppled Milwaukee behind Durant’s 48 points, the most ever in a Game 7.
