By Edet Ikotidem
Kevin Durant played the lead role when the Brooklyn Nets defeated the New York Knicks in Jacque Vaughn’s first game as permanent head coach.
Durant scored 29 points and had 12 rebounds and 12 assists — his second straight triple-double — in a 112-85 win at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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Vaughn was named this week after winning two of four games as interim boss after Steve Nash was sacked.
The Nets were without suspended goaltender Kyrie Irving
