In today's Nets vs Pistons game, Harden was absent, Durant was full of firepower, he played 41 minutes and 28 seconds, 16 of 31 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, 14 of 15 free throws, 51 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, leading the Nets to a 12-point victory over the Pistons. After the war, Durant became the third person in Nets history to shoot 50+5+5 in the regular season, the first two being Deron and Irving, who blasted 57 points, 6 boards and 7 assists in March 2012, and Irving achieved 2 times, one was 54 points, 5 boards and 5 assists in January 2020, and the other was 50 points, 8 boards and 7 assists in October 2019.
It is worth mentioning that Irving's 54 points, 5 boards and 5 assists efficiency in January 2020 was too explosive, more terrifying than Durant's efficiency today, that game Nets against the Bulls, Irving only played 32 minutes to clock out of work, the efficiency was 23 shots 19 of 23 (7 of 3 points), 9 of 10 free throws, with 82.6% shooting rate bombed 54 points, efficiency made opponents desperate, and finally the Nets beat the Bulls by 15 points.
After Durant scored 51 points in this battle, his regular season career has scored 50+ 7 times, which is a very powerful feat, but it is still inferior to teammate Harden, harden has scored 50+ 23 times in his regular season career, including 50+ in 2018-19 Harden 9 times, 50+ in 2019-20, and 50+ 4 times in 2017-18.
From the above data, it can be seen that Durant, Harden, and Irving are all monster-level players, and the combination of these 3 people is too terrible, but unfortunately, Irving cannot play this season, otherwise, the Nets alone will be enough to make the opponent overwhelmed by offense.