Durant should win MVP! Let’s use Jan. 22 — the day after the Thunder’s 41st game of the season — as our cut-off point. Since that day, Durant has topped 40 six times and he’s been under 30 points only seven times. On the year, Durant has hit for 40+ points in 11 games, including a career-high 54 points against the Warriors in mid-January. As noted earlier this week, he’s poised to become just the fifth player ever — joining Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Tracy McGrady and Dwyane Wade — to put up a Player Efficiency Rating of 30+ while also averaging at least 30 points per game. Want another tidbit? Durant is on pace to become just the fifth player in the last 20 years — joining David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, and James — to shoot at least 50 percent from the field while taking 20 or more shots per game. It gets better: Jordan is the only other player besides Durant during the last 25 years to average at least 30 points, shoot at least 50 percent from the field and take at least 20 shots per game. In other words, there might be a point of meaningfully diminishing returns when it comes to Durant using possessions, but we’re certainly not there yet. Keep feeding this monster!
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:16:20 +0000
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