Big game tonight!! The Heat take on the Thunder at 7p on ESPN. With the game around the corner everyone is talking about LeBron vs. KD. In a recent interview he was asked about stopping Kevin Durant. Who can do it?! Hit the jump for LeBron’s answer…
Via ESPN:
LeBron James says no one can guard Kevin Durant without help.
“Individually, he can’t be stopped by any 1-on-1 player,” James said. “There’s nobody that can guard him 1-on-1.”
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In 16 meetings of their teams to date, Durant has outscored James nine times. But James’ teams are 13-3 in those games, including Miami’s 4-1 series victory in the 2012 Finals. As long as that trend continues Wednesday, James likely won’t care — not much, anyway — about the individual numbers at game’s end.
“I like going against the best,” James said. “And he’s definitely right up there. … He’s a great guy to compete against, man. I wish I could play against him every night because he brings that competitive nature out of you.”
And Durant isn’t thinking about how what he does now might pay off with some hardware come May, either.
“I’m just going out there and having fun, man,” Durant said. “I’m just trying to play. I’m not coming in saying, ‘I’ve got to do this.’ I’m not one of those guys that predetermines anything. I just go off how the game is played and the defense teams are throwing at me and just play and be aggressive that way. I’m just enjoying it and having fun with it and taking it a day at a time.”
