Live Bar, January 7-NBA regular season, beat Pelican 108-102 away basketable nets. After the game, Durant was interviewed.
When talking about Claxton’s ability to seal, Durant said: “It is a luxury to have him, but you don’t want to rely on him too much, you can’t let your opponent break through or not focus on one-on-one defense. We want to make his game easier, not to put too much pressure on him, because he may get into foul trouble.
“You can’t let your opponent enter the Forbidden Zone to attack rim like the old lady, and expect our capping hand to be there all the time, so we need to make Claxton play easier.”
In this campaign, Claxston scored 9 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 Cap 1 steals, Durant scored 9 on 26, among which 4 out of 7 three-point goals and 11 out of 11 were punished, cut 33 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 cap.