Last season, Kevin Durant, who had just recovered from a serious injury with a ruptured Achilles tendon and returned to the field after a year's absence, did not go downhill like stars such as Kobe Bryant and Cousins. Instead, it was a reenactment of the miracle of Wilkins' return, and throughout the season, he averaged 26.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game, and in the playoffs, he exploded a playoff career-high 34.3 points, in order to declare his success in crossing the Achilles heel that was enough to destroy professional athletes.
Although it had an outstanding performance in the playoffs last season, due to the injuries suffered by Harden and Irving, the Big Three did not have a complete net, and finally lost to the Bucks in the Game of July 1, regrettably stopping the semi-final stage. Originally this season was the perfect time for the Nets to make a comeback, how Nai Irving refused to be vaccinated, has not yet played a game for the team, and Harden is also plagued by hamstring injuries, this season has not been able to find last season's heroic state, plus the top scorer Joe Harris also because of the ankle injury as a sideline, and as the absolute core of the team, Durant had no choice but to continue to show his super scoring ability this season.
In the Nets' away game against the Pistons, due to Harden's rotation, Durant is also in the first "single core lead" of the season, and in the face of Sadik Bay, Cunningham, Diano, Stewart these forwards to watch the defense, Durant as if into no man's land, the whole game he played 41 minutes, 31 shots 16, 31 shots 5 of 10, crazy cut 51 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. In the second half, when the Pistons were clinging to the score, it was Durant who saved the Nets from fire and water with one unreasonable blow after another, and finally helped the Nets beat the Pistons 116-104, and in the last 4 games, they achieved a good result of 3 wins and 1 loss, and are still temporarily ranked in the leading position in the East with a record of 19 wins and 8 losses.
Durant's 51 points also set a single-game high this season, and even Nets coach Nash expressed disbelief at Durant's miracle after the game: "His performance is fantastic, he can get this statistic (51 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks) Which is incredible." As of now, Durant can average 29.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game (scoring the highest in the league), and the three shooting rates have reached 52.9%, 38.3% and 87.7% respectively, as a star who has suffered such a major injury as Achilles tendon rupture, Durant has indeed proved with practical actions that his excellent performance last season is not short-lived.
With this gorgeous stats, combined with the Nets' current top record in the Eastern Conference, Durant is not unlikely to make a comeback to his second career MVP trophy this season. You know, the nets' roster strength this season does have a certain decline compared to last season, Irving's absence, Harden's sluggish state, Harris's injury, with Aldridge, Mills, these two old arms and legs, Durant still maintains the top level of the league at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. It is true that the stars such as Alphabet Brother, Jokic and Curry have also played well this season, but if this remnant Nets really have a few of them to bring, the performance may not be better than KD.
(Luo Treasurer)