Kevin Durant not only scoring big but scoring efficiently
Twenty games into his inaugural Warriors season, Durant not only leads his team with 27.3 points per game but leads his team — and the entire NBA — in scoring efficiently. Durant ranked seventh in the league in points per game and eighth in field-goal percentage (56.2) entering Sunday's games. The only other players in the top 10 in scoring to also rank among the top 30 in field-goal percentage were New Orleans' Anthony Davis (No. 1 in scoring and No. 21 in field-goal percentage through Saturday) and the Warriors' Stephen Curry (No. 8 in scoring, No. 29 in field-goal percentage). Durant actually is on pace for just the sixth season since 1947-48 with 27-plus points while taking fewer than 18 shots per game from the field (he's averaging 17.0). Durant added eight assists and four rebounds as the Warriors routed Phoenix 138-109. During one third-quarter sequence, Durant scored on a breakaway dunk after Klay Thompson's steal and pass. [...] after taking a pass from Zaza Pachulia in transition, Durant bypassed a drive through the lane to flip a pass back to Thompson at the three-point arc. Soon thereafter, Durant blocked Eric Bledsoe's shot to spark another fast break,...
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