During one possession, the New York Knicks' second-year man in guard Frank Ntilikina was able to lock up Kevin Durant in the post which forced the Golden State Warriors star to miss.

Check out the clip below as Ntilikina moved his feet perfectly to stay in front of Durant and contest the shot:

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As observed, after putting on a spate of moves and displaying his impressive footwork, Durant rose up for the shot but was seemingly surprised to see the 20-year-old Ntilikina still there in front of him. The Warriors bench even stood up, perhaps impressed by the string of moves unleashed by Durant. Unfortunately, the shot didn't go in. And it's all that matters at the end of the day.

And the clip above shows that Ntilikina can match-up against the best. After all, Durant is one of the finest offensive talents that the league has ever seen. Given his 6-foot-11 frame, ball-handling skills, and elite shooting ability, there's only a handful of defenders who can stop him. Ntilikina may still be not on that list but he's quite close to making it.

The 6-foot-6 Ntilikina has started in all games for the Knicks so far. He's averaging pretty decent numbers of 6.6 points per game, 3.2 assists, and 2.2 rebounds in 29.8 minutes entering Friday night's tilt. To recall, he was the eighth overall pick by the Knicks last season.