On Sunday January 31, 2010 Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant scored 45 points in a great all-star performance against the Golden State Warriors. He shot 16-21 from the field and was stout on the defensive side of the ball with 2 steals. He was also 100% from the free throw line 11-11 and pulled 11 boards. Warriors Head Coach, Don Nelson, was stunned at what he was watching. "Amazing performance. He had 45 points on 22 shots or whatever it was (21). Unbelievable. We had a lot of different people play him. He was terrific, sensational. I'm glad he made the All-Star team, I thought it was about time." Nelson said.
As Kevin Durant stepped to the free throw line in the final seconds the OKC crowd began to chant M-V-P, M-V-P. Durant just smiled at the fans and calmly sank his 44th and 45th of the game. Just a few more performances like that and the MVP trophy could be in his future
Oklahoma City's third-ranked field goal defense was tested from the very beginning as the high scoring Warriors shot a blazing 62.5% in the first quarter. Even though the Thunder had a tough time playing defense they still made most of their field goals at the beginning, 56.3%, to lead 29-26 after one.
Oklahoma City played much better defense in the second holding the Warriors to a more rational 45.5%, but the Thunder offense suffered as the Thunder only hit 37.5% of their baskets and were outscored to trail by one, 55-54 at the halftime break.
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