Kevin Durant and P.J. Tucker were the final Horns left standing in the NBA playoffs, and as luck would have it, the two battled it out in the Western Conference Semifinals.
Both Durant and Tucker were pitted against each other at certain points in the series, highlighting a Longhorn-versus-Longhorn, defender-against scorer-matchup. But Durant dominated that — and the series for that matter — leading Golden State to the Western Conference Finals.
- (G1) Sun, 4/28 - Home win over the Houston Rockets: 35 points (11-25), 5 rebounds, 3 assists
- (G2) Tue, 4/30 - Home win over the Houston Rockets: 29 points (9-22), 5 rebounds, 4 assists
- (G3) Sat, 5/4 - Road loss to the Houston Rockets: 46 points (14-31), 3 rebounds, 6 assists
- (G4) Mon, 5/6 - Road loss to the Houston Rockets: 34 points (12-22), 7 rebounds, 5 assists
- (G5) Wed, 5/8 - Home win over the Houston Rockets: 22 points (8-18), 5 rebounds, 4 assists
- (G6) DNP
Let’s slim down Durant’s round-two performance to this takeaway: Kevin Durant may be a top-three scorer in playoff history.