Kevin Durant re-signed his Golden State Warriors contract in 2018 with an estimated amount of $61.5 million. The reason he did this was because of the way the Warriors were getting out with Durant and Stephen Curry.

The team became so popular because of the way they performed in the NBA during that season that every other team wanted to beat them. The media world went wild when he joined the Warriors, as it made a lot of headlines among the fans. Because of the fantastic players, it was said that the team would be unbeatable and would be a huge hit in the upcoming championship.

However, there was one team that stood out against Durant’s Warriors squad. It was very hard for any team to beat the Warriors when its players were in top condition and ready to play. With players like Chris Paul and James Harden on hand, Houston Rockets wanted to make a thrilling battle with the Warriors. 

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During the 2018 Western Conference finals, the Rockets’ primary aim was to knock the Warriors off. In order to regain the championship for the team, the first thing they had to do was to give a scintillating performance against the Warriors. Sadly, Paul suffered a hamstring injury in game 5 and was forced to sit out. In an interview with Durant, he talks about the Warriors’ epic victory over James and the Rockets in 2018.

Kevin Durant was preparing for the finals with his Warriors squad in 2018

It was the same plan in game 7 to keep the same schedule since they were leading by two digits. Sadly, it did not work. In total, the Rockets missed 27 straight three-point attempts. Recently, in an interview with JJ Redick on the Old Man and The Three podcast, Durant discussed the game and how the Rockets missed out.

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He also discussed how the Warriors were supposed to reach the finals. Specifically, he said: “We got down 15, walked into the locker room, and thought this can’t be it. Like, we losing without CP. We had big dreams of destroying the league and we gonna end up like this.”

In addition, Durant added: “Then we made our first three, and I was like, alright, we got our legs under us. I knew we were gonna walk them after we made our first shot. Then, they couldn’t hit a three, they had wide-open ones. It was just meant for us to go to the finals”.

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Due to how the match between the two teams went in 2018, watching a match like this was certainly a delight. As the Rockets were so close, there was a lot of suspense. The Durant Warriors will always be one of the greatest teams in the NBA’s history. Let us know what you think.