Career best

Durant’s 49 is his best game since 2015-16

Kevin Durant had 49 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals on 16 for 23 shooting in 48 minutes, and the Nets beat the Bucks 114-⁠108.

His Performance Score of +25.1 is the best of his 391 games since 2015-⁠16, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 20 of his 49 in the fourth quarter. He went 4 for 5 at the rim, 4 for 5 in the paint and 4 for 4 from mid-range. His 36 points from the field came on 23 shots, 12.2 more than the league scores from the same zones. James Harden set up 4 of his 16 baskets.

His old best, +22.7, was 40 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks on 13 for 16 shooting in 34 minutes, a 121-⁠100 win over Oklahoma City on Jan. 18, 2017.

The game

Nets 114, Bucks 108Home, June 15, 2021, playoffsBox score and story ›

Kevin Durant

13-16 FT48:00 min

Points1st 72nd 113rd 114th 20

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (49; his best before, 42). Season high in rebounds (17; his best before, 13). Before this game he averaged 26.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 35 regular-season games.

Shot making: 36 points from the field on 23 shots12.2 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer4th quarter, 50s leftchance to win 62% to 93%
Guarded by: Tucker: 52 poss, 15 ptsMiddleton: 24 poss, 7 ptsLopez: 6 poss, 12 pts
He guarded: Lopez: 27 poss, 3 ptsMiddleton: 23 poss, 5 ptsTucker: 23 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 3.22 miles3.80 mph on average93 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections10 shots contested1 loose ball2 box-outs1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +25.181.6% true shooting33.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	June 15, 2021vs MIL, playoffs	W 114-108	48	49	17	10	3	2	16-23	4-9	13-16	3	+6	+25.1
2	Jan. 18, 2017vs OKC	W 121-100	34	40	12	4	0	3	13-16	5-7	9-10	2	+31	+22.7
3	Feb. 14, 2018at POR	L 117-123	37	50	7	6	0	2	17-27	6-14	10-10	4	−6	+20.5
4	Nov. 29, 2018at TOR	L 128-131	43	51	11	6	0	0	18-31	4-7	11-12	1	−5	+19.4
5	June 6, 2018at CLE, playoffs	W 110-102	43	43	13	7	1	1	15-23	6-9	7-7	3	+15	+18.3

By Performance Score, since 2015-16, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Warriors 121, Thunder 100Home, Jan. 18, 2017Box score and story ›

Kevin Durant

9-10 FT33:49 min

Points1st 102nd 103rd 134th 7

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (40; his best before, 39). Before this game he averaged 25.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 41 regular-season games.

Shot making: 31 points from the field on 15 shots15.7 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 3-pointer3rd quarter, 3:23 leftchance to win 82% to 92%
On the move: 2.40 miles4.26 mph on average58 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection10 shots contested2 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +22.798.0% true shooting28.4% usage