On December 13, Beijing time, facing the piston matchup at the bottom of the league, Durant, who led the team to play alone, was forced out of the strongest game of the season. In the absence of Harden, Durant hit a new three-point high of 5 three-pointers in the whole game, a new high of 51 points plus 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks next season, especially after the end of the third quarter, the whole team was motivated by the whole team, leading the team to play a wave of reversals in the last quarter to win, continuing to show dominance and lead the team to consolidate the throne of the first place in the East.
With durant's crazy performance in this game, he not only celebrated the career milestone of 1700 three-pointers, but also created several feats:
First, Durant ushered in the 1,700 three-point milestone in the regular season, becoming the 26th man in history and the 9th person in active duty.
Second, Durant became the second active player with at least 24,000 points + 1,700 three-pointers, comparable to James.
Third, Durant became the second player in history to have at least 24,000 points + 1,700 three-pointers + 1,000 blocks, comparable to Nowitzki.
Fourth, Durant set a personal record for the highest score of the season, after scoring 39 points against the Suns.
Fifth, Durant set a record for the highest three-point shooting in a single game of the season, after hitting four three-pointers.
Sixth, Durant scored 40+ for the first time this season, and did it 6 times last season, including 3 times in the regular season and 3 times in the playoffs.
Seventh, Durant completed his seventh career 50+ performance, surpassing Dantley, Petit, Bernard King and Malavic 6 times, occupying 12th place in history, the previous one being Iverson 50+ in 9 times.
Eighth, Durant's 51 points set a record for the highest single-game score for a player this season.
When the Nets lack Irving this season, they are still leading the East, naturally thanks to the dual core Durant and Harden, especially Durant has become the nets' most stable core giant. In this game, Harden ushered in the first rotation of the season, but in the face of the bottom of the league's Pistons, the Nets did not play easily, even if Durant had full fire in the first half to shoot down 22 points, but the Nets only led by 3 points at halftime.
What's even more tragic is that the Nets were also overtaken by the Pistons by 5 points in the first three quarters, provided that Durant had already turned on crazy mode in the third quarter. Throughout the third quarter of the game, Durant blasted 16 points on 7 of 8 in a single quarter, almost single-handedly dragging the Nets forward, and in the first three quarters he single-handedly blasted 38 points to be unstoppable.
In the face of the team's backward situation, during the break after the third quarter of the game, Durant trained the whole team to inspire a group of teammates on the bench, and Harden also sat next to listen carefully. Undoubtedly, Durant's words played a role, the beginning of the final quarter Durant not only blossomed inside and outside to score, but also activated his teammates to cut points, leading a crazy 19-1 offensive attack to surpass the score in one fell swoop, and finally led the team to attack and defend in the final quarter to crush the Pistons, becoming the number one contributor to leading the team to win the counterattack.
Durant continued to improve his lead in the scoring list with the help of this game's crazy scoring attack, and is also expected to impact the 5th scoring champion honor this season.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)