Durant is really too strong!
Beijing time on December 13, 2021, the NBA regular season continued, in the Nets vs Pistons game, in the absence of Harden, Durant alone provoked the Nets' offensive beam, played 41 minutes and 28 seconds, the second half basically did not stop for a minute, and finally shot 16 of 31, 10 of 31, 10 of 5, 14 of 15 free throws, 51 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, steals and 2 blocks of comprehensive data, personal plus or minus +25, the highest in the game, helping the team to complete the reversal at the end of 116:104.
In this game, Durant really infected me again, as a player who had suffered a major injury to the Achilles tendon rupture, in the absence of Harden and Irving, he led the team alone, and poured everything out on both ends of the attack and defense. The team fell behind in the fourth quarter, as the leader of Durant sitting on the bench is very angry, teammates and he shook his fists he did not take care of, but through the performance of both ends of the field of attack and defense, successfully inspired the morale of the whole team, and finally played a wave of 11-0, instantly reversed the score. For durant like this, I just want to say one thing: true leader. (Durant contributed 13 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in the fourth quarter)
How strong is Durant this season?
Durant scored 51 points in a single game, the league's highest score this season and his 7th career 50+. After winning this game, Durant's basic statistics for this season have improved again, he averaged 36.5 minutes per game, can cut 29.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.8 blocks, shooting 52.9%, averaging 1.8 three-pointers per game, shooting 38.3% from three-point range, shooting 87.7% from the free throws, of which the average score per game ranks first in the league. He scored 2.1 points more than the second-place Alphabet Brother and ranked 18th in the league in shooting percentage, behind the Suns' Bridges among outside players.
Durant is really strong, in the case of Irving not playing, Harden often pulled the crotch, still relying on his own efficient play to help the Nets 19 wins and 8 losses, ranking first in the East. This season, he contributed 18.2% to WS games, ranking fifth in the league, with an efficiency value of PER 25.49, and also ranked in the top five. It can be seen that whether it is basic data or high-level data, Durant is at the top of the list, and the team record is still very good, which is why he is included in the MVP ranking.
Durant's strength lies in his super stable individual scoring ability. Durant has played a total of 25 games this season, scoring more than 20 points per game (19 points for the Warriors), shooting 40% in 2 games, basically maintaining a 50% shooting rate in other games, and even in 4 games, he has also shot more than 70% of the shooting rate. In contrast, other stars are much more unstable, such as Curry, who has shot less than 40% of the nine times this season, and 4 of them have a shooting rate of less than 30%. It can be said that Durant's stable output is the basic game of the Nets, which can well guarantee the lower limit of the team.
Durant's strength lies in the variety and efficiency of scoring methods. As the strongest offensive kaleidoscope in the active campaign, Durant's offensive means are rich and diverse, he can not only hold the ball frame, but also singles with his back, and can have the ball or not. Not counting this game, the data shows that Durant has averaged 4.5 singles per game this season, and can get 1.04 points per game, shooting 49.4%. Durant is better than most centers in low-back singles, averaging 2.8 low-post singles per game this season and scoring 1.08 points per possession, better than the 83.3 percent of players in the league. Durant is also worthy of other shooters, averaging 3.5 fixed-point projections per game this season and scoring 1.19 points per game, better than the 85.2 percent of players in the league. In addition, Durant is also very good at playing offensive and defensive conversions, can hold the ball to launch blocks, can break through the kill, this season he shot 61.9% from the basket, still higher than the league average, averaging 7.2 free throws per game, ranking at the forefront of the league. Scoring is plentiful and efficient, which is durant's most terrifying place.
Durant's strength lies in his killer nature. The nickname "Grim Reaper" is not in vain, as the league's top scorer, Durant has no dead angles in offense, especially in the middle distance, and his shooting rate is more than 50%, which makes him quite threatening at key moments. This season, Durant played a total of 11 games with key moments, played 3.9 minutes, got 4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists, shot 44.1%, 40% from three-point range, shot 92.3% from free throws, plus or minus +3.5, and ranked 13th in the league, helping the team to win 9 and lose 2.
Durant's strength lies in his diligence, and both offensive and defensive ends are full. A player with a major injury to his Achilles tendon break averaged 36.5 minutes per game this season, ranking third in the league, and many games were won in order to win, and even did not stop in the second half. And he not only continues to output on the offensive end, but also does not fork the waist defense at the defensive end, not lazy, this season Durant averaged 7,1 times per game to interfere with opponents' shots, can rank 49th in the league, interfere with opponents 3.4 three-point shots, ranking 20th in the league, under Durant's defense, the opponent's shooting rate is 2.4 percentage points lower than usual, which is enough to see Durant's best efforts on the defensive end.
No matter what happens off the court, at least durant is very popular on the court, and he is really pure for basketball.