After being questioned on his play in games one and two of the series, the reigning NBA Finals MVP — “I’m Kevin Durant. You know who I am” — put the dagger in the heart of Los Angeles Clippers and anti-Durant fans by dropping a playoff career-high 50 points in Golden State’s series-clinching 129-110 win last night. He made the necessary adjustments to how the Clippers were defending him and went on to average 41.5 points on 57 percent shooting throughout the final four games of the series.
Following Damian Lillard’s incredible performance on Tuesday night, Durant became the second player in NBA Playoff history to score 50 points in a series-clinching win on Friday.