On December 13, Beijing time, Durant today is like a god, leading the Nets to beat the Pistons 116-102 away from home, excellent performance also helped the team to achieve two consecutive wins, the Nets are currently 19 wins and 8 losses to continue to open the gap between the bucks and the Bucks (1.5 win difference), sitting on the throne of the first place in the East. There is no doubt that tonight's focus is all on Durant, and after the whole game, Durant played 41 minutes and 28 seconds, 16 of 31 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, 14 of 15 from the free throw line, and slashed 51 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks, plus or minus +25.
His outstanding performance also allowed him to set three major records and break the miracle of 45 years of team history. After The first record, Durant scored 51 points, he became the highest-scoring player at the Pistons' home Caesars Stadium, a record previously set by his teammate Griffin, who scored 50 points against the Pistons in 2018, followed by Irving's 45, Harden's 44 and Norman Powell's 43. The second-biggest record, Durant's 51 points also set a nets career record.
Durant's previous record for the Nets' highest scoring was 42 points, which he did twice last season and he scored 38 points twice this season. The third-biggest record, Durant's 51 points set a new league scoring record this season, after Curry's 50 points. This is also the second time in 8 years that Durant has scored 50+ points, after Durant scored 50+ points in the 2013-2014 season when he faced Curry's Warriors, Durant scored 54 points, which is also Durant's current career scoring record.
Durant had a chance to break his career scoring record tonight, but with the winner set, he chose to leave early with 90 seconds left in the game. According to statistics, since joining the NBA in 1976, the History of the Nets has never been like Durant, who has scored at least 51 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in a single game, and Durant's battle has also broken the 45-year miracle of team history. It is worth mentioning that 15 free throws is also Durant's personal high in a single game this season (KD has made 13 of 14 free throws in the previous game against the Thunder).
In addition, Durant has scored 50+ in the regular season seven times since entering the NBA (07-08 season), second only to Harden (23 times), Lillard (12 times), Curry (10 times) and James (9 times) in the same period. A third of the league's schedule this season has passed, and all the players in the league, only Durant and Curry, have performed 50+ in a single game. After Durant came off the court, the expression of joy on his face was very obvious, his teammates all came over and celebrated with him one by one, and Griffin was also shocked and incredible by Durant's performance.
Speaking about the game after the game, Durant said: "Both Harden (on leave) and Millsap (for personal reasons) weren't in the game, so I felt like I had to score more. At the same time, Durant also did not forget to thank his teammates, he stressed that Thomas, Brown, Bembry, Duke, Johnson, they played different roles in this game and also made an important contribution to the team's victory.