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The 8 Best NBA Performances From Last Week: Durant Thrashes the Thunder
1. Kevin Durant vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
On Wednesday night, Kevin Durant met Russell Westbrook and the Thunder for the second time since leaving the club this offseason. It was a highly anticipated matchup that ended quite one-sided for both KD and the Warriors.
Golden State picked up the win by a count of 121 to 100. Individually, Durant went for 40 points with 5 three-pointers in 33 minutes. Here's one of the more difficult of the five and three of his season-high 40.
Kevin Durant now with a season-high 40 PTS. @ESPNNBA#NBARapidReplay pic.twitter.com/tT0zbtd6Jo
— NBA (@NBA) January 19, 2017
Durant's focus was spot on, nailing 13 of 16 from the field and 9 of 10 from the line. He posted a true shooting of 98% and a nERD of 77.38, compared to Westbrook's 48.5% and -20.56 in those two categories, respectively.