Late in the fourth quarter, with the Toronto Raptors down by seven points to the Golden State Warriors, DeMar DeRozan drove hard to the basket. The Raptors desperately needed to score to stay alive, and DeRozan jumped from just inside the dotted line to try to do so. If it worked, it would have looked a lot like his demolition of Tristan Thompson two months ago. If it didn't, the game would essentially be over.
Kevin Durant made sure it didn't work. Watch:
Who says the Warriors, who beat Toronto 121-111 on Wednesday, don't have rim protection? This is what Durant is capable of doing regularly on defense. Golden State saw this up close last season when the Oklahoma City Thunder almost pulled off a Western Conference finals upset.
Durant is averaging a career-high 1.5 blocks this season, and the Warriors will need this when they go to their "small" lineups. As you can see here, though, when Durant and Draymond Green are on the court, Golden State is really not small at all.
