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LA, November 27: Kevin Durant insisted he could still be "in a better groove" as he instead praised team-mate Klay Thompson for his role in the Golden State Warriors' comeback 116-110 win over the Orlando Magic.
The Warriors trailed by 17 points at half-time, but 49 points from Durant - as well as nine assists and six rebounds - and 29 points from Thompson saw the NBA champions rally late on.
Durant scored 32 points against the Portland Trail Blazers and 44 against the Sacramento Kings last week as Golden State snapped a four-game losing run with a trio of victories, yet he is still not entirely happy with his form.
"I still missed 17 shots. I felt like I had some shots that I wished I could have made last game and this game," Durant told a news conference after beating the Magic.
"But I just get back into the gym. I could be in a better groove, I feel. I'm just playing a lot of minutes with the ball in my hands, with the way the game is, and obviously, if you can score a little bit, you're going to score some points in this league.
"I wish I could have made more shots and I'm fairly sure my team-mates felt that way."
And the Warriors forward instead deflected praise onto "phenomenal" team-mate Thompson.
"Down 17 coming into the third and then coming out of that third quarter down four, Klay has played in the league so many years - being up and being down - and his instincts just took over," Durant said.
"He knew what we needed from him. He was phenomenal, man. Phenomenal."
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— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 27, 2018
Golden State have endured a tough stretch, with Durant and Draymond Green clashing on the court before their losing run, while star point guard Stephen Curry has been out injured and emerged unscathed from a car crash on Friday.
But Durant is pleased the Warriors are now moving on and performing again on the floor. Both Green, out with a toe injury, and Curry are nearing returns ahead of five consecutive away games.
"It feels good to close out the home stand before we go on the road trip," Durant said. "That's what we appreciate more than anything.
"All the stuff that happened [with Green] feels like so long ago. I think we've just moved past that and we're trying to just play good basketball. We know how tough it is every single night.
"It will be good to have Steph and Draymond back in there, two guys that are champions, All-Stars, you name it," he said.
"We definitely missed Steph's creativity out there, his energy, his flow, his passion for the game. Draymond's intensity - you can tell, just looking at him on the bench, he's like a caged animal. I can't wait to have him back."
