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Nov
Kevin Durant starred as the Brooklyn Nets beat 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 successive triple double - in a 112-85 win at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Vaughn was appointed this week after winning two of four games as interim boss following Steve Nash's sacking. The Nets were without suspended guard Kyrie Irving. He is serving a five-game ban following allegations of anti-Semitism. The Nets and Irving pledged to donate $1m (£880,000) to combat "hate and intolerance" after…