You know who he is ... and he had himself a classic.
Kevin Durant had an NBA season-high 51 points and the Nets defeated the Pistons, 116-104 Sunday night in Detroit, after getting a healthy scare until the fourth when again the Nets dominated with their defense. With the victory, Brooklyn improves to 19-8 on the young season and grows their road record to 13-3, the best in the NBA. At eight games over .500 on the road, the Nets have set a new franchise record.
It was Durant’s night and a career classic. The Nets superstar recorded his eighth 50+ point performance of his career, finishing with 51 points on 16-of-31 shooting from the field and 5-of-10 from three-point range in a game-high 41 minutes of play.