But behind the herculean effort from Lou Williams that netted him a career-high 50 points, the Clippers pulled off a shocking 125-106 victory over nemesis Golden State on Wednesday night at Oracle Arena, beating the Warriors for the first time since December 25, 2014.
Kevin Durant did all he could to secure a victory tonight as he dropped 40 points on 14/18 from the field including a scalding 6/7 from three-point land.
National Basketball Association finals MVP Durant needed 25 points to get to 20,000 and that is the number he finished on at the end of the first half.
During their last five games, the Warriors have scored an average of 127.0 points per game (11.0 above their season average) and allowed an average of 116.6 points per game (10.5 above their season average). "Even if he didn't have 32 points and nine assists, what he brings to our offence and all the attention that he draws that gets me open shots ... he creates a lot of mismatches on the floor for the defence". He returned December 30 against the Memphis Grizzlies, played the next five games and scored 176 points.
Yup, Terrence Ross. The 2013 Slam Dunk Champion tied Vince Carter's record of 51 points on January 25, 2014 with a 16/29 shooting performance and 10/17 threes. "It's an embarrassment of riches", said Kerr when talking of Green and Durant. I'm enjoying it. I'm still in my 20s, and I'm about to hit the golden year - 30 (laughs). "I just felt like I could make any shot after that". He has enjoyed reminiscing about all those battles on the court, all those one-on-one scoring duels and all the ups and downs that ultimately ushered him closer to his latest achievement. He stayed in the backcourt while the Kings ran the ball up on offense, struggling to get out of the paint and up to his feet. "I know myself. That's what I'm saying".
Durant told ESPN's Chris Haynes before reaching 20,000 career points: "Man, that's some great company, and there's so many names I never thought I'd be in the same conversation with". "... I didn't think the execution was there at all". If I start focusing on that, it's going to take my focus on what I really want to do.
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