On March 14, Beijing time, the Brooklyn Nets defeated the New York Knicks 110-107. In this campaign, Kevin Durant's performance was extremely outstanding, he shot 19 of 37, cut 53 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, after the game, the US media also counted a number of records for Durant.
First, after the game, Durant became the third player this season to score 50+ points multiple times, along with Tatum and James.
Second, in the first half, Durant scored 27 points, and 27 points in the half set a personal halftime scoring record for Durant's Nets career.
Third, this game is the eighth game of Durant's career with 50+ points, which equaled Bernard King and tied for 12th place in league history.
Fifth, this game is the 60th game of Durant's career with a score of 40+, which also makes him the 13th player in league history to score 40+ in 60 games.
Sixth, it's Durant's new scoring high this season.
Seventh, it was the second highest score in Durant's career, and Durant's career high score was 57.
Eighth, Durant became the Nets player who scored the highest score against the Knicks.
Ninth, Durant became the second player in Nets history to achieve multiple 50+ in a single season, the first being Irving, who had done so in the 2019-20 season.
Tenth, Durant is the second most player in Nets history to cut 50+ and second most, behind Irving (3 times);
Eleventh, Durant made 37 shots in the whole game, setting a record for his career shots;
Twelfth, since his return, Durant's average per game is extremely good, he can average 32 points, 7 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game, and shooting as high as 52.6%. The Nets now have three straight wins.
Thirteenth, the third-highest single-game score in Nets history, came in first with 57 from Deron Williams and second with 54 from Kyrie Irving.
Fourteenth, Durant is the third player in NBA history to have cut 50+ for three different teams, the other two being Chamberlain and James.
Therefore, with Durant's strong performance in this game, the Nets also won the game.