The Nets today won 114-106 at home to the Jazz.
In the absence of Irving, Durant was very good on the offensive end today, playing 38 minutes and shooting 15-of-23, including 4-of-7 three-pointers and 3-of-3 free throws, with 37 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Since his return in March, Durant has performed well, averaging 30.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game
After today's game, Durant's career regular season total score reached 25,213 points, successfully surpassing star Jerry West (25,192 points) to 22nd all-time. Ahead of Durant is Reggie Miller, who scored 25,279 career regular-season points. This season, Durant is expected to surpass Reggie Miller.
It is worth mentioning that West has played a total of 932 games in his career, and today's game is the 929th game of Durant's career. In other words, with the same total score, Durant used 3 games less than West, which shows that the two of them have a career average of similar points per game.
Indeed, Durant and West's career scoring averages are indeed similar, and both are high, both at the top of history, averaging more than 27 points per game. In addition, James also averaged more than 27 points per game, and the gap between the three of them was very small.
This season, James and Durant have both performed well on the offensive end, averaging more than 29 points per game, ranking at the top of the league and both expected to be the top scorers this season. After today's game, James' average of points per game has reached 30 points per game, temporarily ranking first in the league, while Durant also averaged 29.6 points per game.
However, alphabet brother and Embiid's average score per game is also very high, averaging 29.8 points per game, both expected to break through the 30-point mark, so there is still a lot of suspense about who will spend this season's scoring king. Neither Alphabet Norbid has ever won the leading scorer, while James and Durant have both scored totals, but one of them is 37 years old, the other is 33 years old and has suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury, and whoever gets the scoring king is very remarkable.