Kevin Durant may be widely regarded as the Oklahoma City Thunder's best player, but it doesn't mean that he's always perfect.
Durant is averaging 30.5 points in this series, but he's doing so on just 40.9 percent efficiency. The 27-year-old small forward converted on 50.5 percent of his shots during the regular season.
The 6'9″ forward's struggles from the field became very clear during the Golden State Warriors‘ 108-101 victory over Oklahoma City in Game 6 on Saturday night. Durant missed 21 shots on 31 field goal attempts for just a 32.3 percent mark from the field. Despite these struggles, the Thunder's go-to scorer isn't concerned as his team enters a win-or-go-home Game 7 on Monday night:
“On the offensive end, you don't have to worry about me because I'm a professional scorer,” Durant told reporters Sunday. “And I know how I've been doing this for so long. I'm not saying I'm going to have a great game every night or I'm going to shoot well every night, but I tend to figure things out on the offensive end.”
While it's true Durant is probably the best pure scorer in the league not named Stephen Curry, it has to be a bit concerning that he has struggled from the field. The four-time scoring champion has converted on under 40 percent of his shots in four out of the six games played in the series.
The Warriors have all of the momentum in this series entering Game 7 on their home court. If the Thunder are to advance to the 2016 NBA Finals, it is a necessity that Durant gets his shooting stroke back.
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