ÿþAfter a tense first round that went to the Thunder and Nike Thea a convincing win by the Warriors in the second, the third round of this likely to be seven round match went to OKC in dominating fashion with a 133-105 win. Kevin Durant would lead the way with 33 points and a brand new pair of kicks for all of us to watch over in the form of the Nike KD 9. Wait, what?Photos courtesy of Layne Murdoch, Ronald Martinez and J Pat Carter of Getty Images/NBA, Sarah Phipps of The Oklahoman and Nike.
We know he'll be great or do his damndest to get there. And he delivered with 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and an iconic moment in the form of the alley-oop above from Kyrie.LeBron not only threw Nike Training one down, he went throwback as he debuted the Nike LeBron Soldier 10. Before Nike went Elite and dropped premium priced performance kicks for the playoffs, LeBron wore his takedown Soldiers for his playoff runs. As the venue moved east, so did the Nike Cross Training Shoes colors as Kyrie debuted a white.
We say goodbye to DeMar DeRozan's Kobes, Kyle Lowry's Crazylights and much a few more in this edition of NBA Kicks On Fire.As you might expect this was a golden night in kicks, with James, Curry, Kyrie Irving and more rocking championship styled sneakers draped in gold. James and Kyrie lead the way in a black and gold Nike LeBron Soldier 10 (coming soon to NIKEiD) and Nike Kyrie 2, while Curry once again lost in his Under Armour Curry Two MVPs Nike Flyknit Running Shoes .
Led by LeBron James and the hot-shooting Kyrie Irving, who led the way last night in a Nike Kyrie 2 PE.Wearing a Nike LeBron 13 PE, James would finish with 31 points to give the Cavs another win to get to 7-1. James has been keeping it simple with player exclusives so far this year and this 13 is no exception with a black upper and Cavalier yellow accents and speckles.James would make history in a gum-soled Nike LeBron 13 PE with a black and white upper.
As for the rest of the night in kicks, James Johnson and Marcus Morris brought out some favorite Air Jordan 11s (wait, what Air Jordan 11 isn't a favorite, except maybe the new Air Jordan 11 72-10 that hasn't dropped yet?), Stephen Curry and the Under Armour Curry Two stays unbeaten and John Wall and Dwyane Wade wear red versions of their signature kicks.Last night's kicks saw plenty of repeats and DeMar DeRozan Nike Shoe Outlet once again did the double dip with the Nike Black Mamba Pack.
Including a familiar gradient pair that he wore last night against Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans.As for the rest of the night in kicks, we've got Elfrid Payton going with some of Kobe's more recent kicks, Davis having the audacity to wear the Nike Air Max Audacity (sorry) and a whole lot of Jordan Super.Fly 4s from the Charlotte Hornets ( called it ).Rondo wasn't the only kicks star on the court, as Paul George double dipped
in the Jordan Spizike and Air Jordan 11 Space Jam.