Kevin Durant has made a career out of dominating opponents when it matters, in the NBA playoffs. This season, Durant and his Golden State Warriors are on yet another postseason quest, this time for a threepeat.
Durant is aware that with a roster as loaded with talent as the Warriors, the regular season can sometimes seem like a drag as it wears on. However with the playoffs now in full swing, this is when Durant and the Warriors know they have to turn it up a notch.
“This is where this s*** is fun, this is when it’s serious and I’m just embracing it,” Durant told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. “I’m just having so much fun right now. This time of year is what I’m geared for. I’m just hooping at a high level and enjoying the competitiveness of the playoffs. You go through such a long season to get to this point, and now it’s time to produce.”
“The scheming, the matchups, this is when we’re studying our opponents and thoroughly watching film,” Durant says. “During the regular season, you don’t really focus on matchups that much because there are so many games, less time to prepare and we’re mainly worried about ourselves and getting better.
“In the playoffs, we have individual assignments, and it’s up to us collectively to execute. And me, I’m just doing what’s asked of me, whether that’s scoring, making plays for others or defending. I get so much joy playing this game, and I’m doing it to the best of my ability.”
This preparation has paid major dividends for both Kevin Durant and the Warriors who find themselves in a position again to claim the NBA throne. However, Golden State faces it’s toughest task in the second round when they face off against the Houston Rockets.
But Durant and his Warriors are confident in their preparation, and they have every reason to believe they will be ready for whatever challenge when the stage is brightest.
