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Kevin Durant - 8.5/10
Stat line: 38 points, 3 rebounds,13-of-22 (59%) from the field, 3-of-7 on threes (42.9%)
Durant has often been referred to as the Warriors' ultimate cheat code. He is the God of mid-range shots, creating separation from defenders with his guard-like skills or just rising over them and connecting. The Rockets played excellent defense on him, but he has been the best pure scorer in the game for a long time, so there wasn't much they could do other than put a hand to his face and hope that his shot wouldn't fall in.
Such an event happened only 9 times through the game, and 4 times from downtown. Durant hung 38 points in a repeat of his Game 1 performance, and he might have emerged as the victor on a different night as the Rockets had no answer for him.
Durant was once again excellent defensively, but his playmaking numbers took a severe hit as the Warriors tallied only 21 assists as a team. That was the only knock on another pristine performance from the Durantula.
