Kevin Durant tantalizes New York fans as Warriors rout Knicks

NEW YORK — Earlier this week, a massive billboard featuring Kevin Durant and Kristaps Porzingis in road Knicks jerseys appeared near Madison Square Garden with seven words: "Can you make NY sports great again?" It was a local marketing company's way of trying to recruit Durant, who will become a free agent in July, to the Big Apple. Because while Friday night might have been the Warriors' only game at Madison Square Garden this season, it was also Knicks fans' only chance to pitch Durant on a future in the blue and orange. What they got was a reminder of why they so need him. Durant took the lead when it mattered most, scoring 25 of his game-high 41 points in the fourth quarter to lead Golden State to a 128-100 win over the Knicks.