Former Longhorns F Kevin Durant Sets Playoff Record with Triple-Double

Kevin Durant became the first NBA player to clear at least 45 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a playoff game Tuesday night

Former Texas Longhorns forward Kevin Durant accomplished something no other NBA player has ever accomplished in the playoffs in the Brooklyn Nets’ 114-108 win over Milwaukee on Tuesday night.

Per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, who got the information from the Nets’ public relations staff, Durant became the first player in history to have at least 45 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a playoff game.

Kevin Durant is the first player in NBA playoff history to record 45 plus points, 15 plus rebounds and 10 plus assists, Nets say.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 16, 2021

Durant’s final tally for the game? He had 49 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in the Game 5 win. He helped fuel the Nets' 17-point comeback victory.

This comes as Durant has scored at least 28 points in each game of the series, including a previous high of 32 points in Game 2. While Tuesday night was his first triple-double of the series, he had double-doubles in three of the first four games of the series. In fact, two of those double-doubles came in losses to the Bucks in Game 3 and 4 of the series.

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Jeff Green helped Durant out with 27 points, while Blake Griffin — who played his college ball at Oklahoma — added 17 points.

Durant’s performance lit social media up on Tuesday night.

I’d hug #KevinDurant like this too if I was his coach. pic.twitter.com/r6qWFHjk0q

— Jeremy Packee (@jeremypackee) June 16, 2021

That was an all-time performance from Kevin Durant. Remember it next time you want to doubt what your eyes have been telling you for his entire career - that there aren't many that can say they've ever been on his level as a basketball player

— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) June 16, 2021

Nets pull off the big comeback with 76 combined points from their two big stars tonight.

Kevin Durant... and Jeff Green. pic.twitter.com/v2tqTmRNkQ

— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) June 16, 2021

The win allowed the Nets to move ahead to a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series, which will move on to Game 6 on Thursday night in Milwaukee. A win on Thursday would allow the Nets to clinch the series.

Durant, who won two NBA titles with Golden State Warriors, was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. He is coming off a 2019-20 season in which was unable to play after he tore his Achilles’ tendon during the 2019 NBA Finals with the Warriors. He signed with the Nets in July of 2019 in a sign-and-trade deal with Golden State.

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