The superstar is going to take over the game.
The Nets played the Knicks' same-city derby at home, Irving, Seth Curry and others could not play, and Durant single-handedly led the team and blasted out an epic battle. He played 43 minutes, in the heavy bag and restrictions, constantly hit the basket with high difficulty, shooting 19 of 37 from the field, 4 of 13 from three-point range, 11 of 12 from the free throw line, 53 points, 6 boards, 9 assists and 2 steals.
Without a well-developed lineup, Durant can only support himself. The Nets started off with great efficiency, directly exploding an 11-0 frenzy, but how can the likes of Fournier, Randall and Barrett easily pass up the opportunity to win? After a series of operations, the Knicks and the Nets entered a stage of continuous tightness.
The Knicks achieved a score reversal, but Durant's output remained steady, scoring 27 points in the half-game, setting a half-time scoring record for his Nets career. Faced with the Nets' top-heavy lineup, the Knicks gradually found a way to crack it. Anyway, the nets' other players have limited strength, and they simply tightened the restrictions on Durant in the second half, trying to lock up the core of the family and let the Nets not attack themselves.
However, General Du is indeed brave, unable to stand up to Randall's direct dry pull jump shot, surprise the basket to divide the ball to James Johnson, or straight to the basket of one-arm dunk, everything is so easy to explode. The Knicks besieged it, but there was nothing they could do about Durant. Fortunately, they can withstand the pressure on the offensive end, and the two sides have been deadlocked until the crucial moment of the final quarter.
Superstar is all about taking over the game, and superstar is about dominating key moments. When the last moment came, death came. Durant's mid-range jumper, Durant's empty basket, Durant's emergency stop hit, the Nets grabbed some opportunities, but only in the last minute, the two sides still only fought 103 draws. On 56.3 seconds, Durant met Barrett and hit the winning three-pointer. The Knicks continued to struggle, but Durant hit all four free throws and didn't give a chance, and the Nets eventually won 110-107.
In 19 of 37 shots, Durant's efficiency is outstanding, but what is even more valuable is that every shot he makes is a shot with great defensive pressure; and at key moments, death is even more unchanging, which also adds to his legendary attributes. After this campaign, Durant became the fifth player in history to cut 50+ multiple times in a single season and be over the age of 33.
Recently, the league has produced many 50+ points per game, but like Durant, under super defensive pressure, in the dilemma of not sharing with teammates, in the glue state at key moments, he is still such a perfect player, only durant.