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Nets without Kevin Durant AND Ben Simmons collapse in 4th quarter, lose to Thunder

The young, fun, and hungry Oklahoma City Thunder, coming off a back-to-back, stormed into town against a group of rested Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening and left with a 112-102 win. The Nets are now 0-2 with Kevin Durant out of the lineup Friday and were also without Ben Simmons, a late scratch due to back pain. entered the night holding onto the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference behind the Celtics with a record of 27-14. Afterwards, they’re still in the second seed, but only a half game ahead of the Bucks.