This 2013-2014 season is marked by fantastic duels between the Warriors and the Thunder. Before the match on January 17, the two teams have already faced each other twice, and it took two “buzzer beaters” to decide between them. The first came by Andre Iguodala and the second, a few days later, from Russell Westbrook.
For their third meeting of the season, we could expect a show, and it was indeed the case. But this time, no end of the game with a knife. Just a stratospheric performance from future MVP: Kevin Durant.
Already 29 points at halftime…
Without Russell Westbrook, the Thunder star will fly on this encounter like never before. Since the start of the season, he has been running at 30 points per game. That evening, he will explode his average. It’s simple, at halftime, he already totals 29 units. But opposite, the Curry-Thompson duo has the answer and KD must continue his effort.
It was in the fourth quarter, five minutes from time, that he was going to end up disgusting the Warriors. He scored 11 points in less than two minutes, with incredible shots. Draymond Green, Klay Thompson or Harrison Barnes can only see the damage, all unable to hinder the artist in performance.
“When you feel this kind of thing happening, you turn back to your bench and see how your teammates react, it gives you higher motivation,” says KD. “Then I started hearing from the fans. “
The “MVPs!” MVP! MVP! fall from the Chesapeake Energy Arena, and the audience is not mistaken. Their star player just killed the game with 54 points, his career high. Ironically, Kevin Durant would join the Warriors two years later, to win two titles, with two Finals MVP trophies.
