On December 13, Beijing time, the Nets defeated the Pistons 116-104 away. Harden took a break today, and Millsap did not play for personal reasons. The Nets, who lacked major generals, actually won, what happened? Durant played 41 minutes, shooting 16-of-31, 5-of-10 from three-point range, 14-of-15 from the free throw line, and 51 points, 7 boards, 9 assists, 1 break and 2 blocks.
51 points in a single game set a number of records: 1, this season's league scoring record high (previously Curry's 50 points); 2, Durant joined the Nets, the highest personal score; 3, the Pistons' new home home Kaiser Arena Jr. scored a new high, previously for Griffin's 50 points. No Owen, no Harden, KD said: No problem!
It's been 45 years since the Nets joined the NBA in 1976, and no player in team history has ever been able to cut a 51+7+9! This is Durant's eighth NBA game 50+ and fifth among active players. Harden finished first with 23 appearances, James and Lillard tied for second place with 12 appearances, and Curry finished fourth with 10 times. Only Curry and KD have cut 50+ in the league this season!
At the end of the third quarter, the Nets trailed the Pistons 86-91, and in the early fourth quarter, the Nets played lifelessly. Durant was furious and reprimanded his teammates during the timeout. Back from the suspension, the Nets directly hit a wave of 11-0, completing the counterattack in one fell swoop. The training changed the situation on the court, and in the fourth quarter the Nets fired 30 points for the entire team, and the opposing Pistons only scored 13 points!
Be a dad and a mom again! Durant on the defensive end of the big hat show Cunningham! "Before you were a champion, I was already a champion!" No, brother is the eye of the list! Cunningham had 26 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals on 9-of-18 today, but also made seven turnovers. In the last four games, Cunningham has scored 20+ in three games.
The Nets have only had 10 50+ appearances in their history, with Irving accounting for two (54 and 50 points) and Carter, Marbury, Durant, Le Vere and others once each. The Nets' all-time high score is also familiar, and Deron Williams scored 57 points on 16-of-29 shooting and 21-of-21 free throws against the Bobcats in March 2012!
The Nets are currently 19-8 and still rank first in the East, tying the best record in the team's first 27 regular season games. Their last 19-8 loss was in 1976, the season the Nets first founded. Nash said after the game: "KD's performance today was unbelievable! The defense helped us win the fight! "Nash has to invite Durant to dinner, right?"
Durant thinks his performance today wasn't perfect: "30 shots in a single game is a bit too much, and I want to play more fully, not just on the offensive end!" In the latest issue of the official MVP rankings, Curry is still at the top of the list, and Durant and Alphabet Brother are second and third respectively. Curry and KD are competing more and more fiercely...
So far this season, Durant has played in 25 games for the Nets, averaging 36.4 minutes per game, 29.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists, shooting 53% from the field and 38.3% from three-point range. Despite suffering from a major Achilles tendon injury, he still played his peak performance. After this game, Durant surpassed 1700 career three-pointers, the 26th in NBA history!
After watching Durant's current performance, you can really shout out that sentence: My big brother is invincible in the world!