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Kevin Durant put a grand start to his legacy as a Golden State Warrior on Wednesday night, draining a chilling three-point pull-up jumper over LeBron James with 45 seconds left. The shot put his team up for good, as the Warriors stole the show at the last minute and put the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 3-0 hole, a deficit no team has been able to come back from in NBA history.
Teams are 0-126 when trailing three games to none in a series, but history doesn't mean much for a man that has his eye on the prize — his first NBA championship.
Clearly emotional after trying to process the immensity of his shot in crunch time, Durant refused to smell the roses just yet. He wouldn't even call this the biggest shot of his 10-year NBA career:
Article Continues Below“We're still playing,” Durant told ESPN's Chris Haynes. “This isn't over. I can't say if it's the biggest.”
The “Slim Reaper” turned what would have been the start of a competitive series if the Warriors led 2-1, to what's been historically a foregone conclusion — one that he refuses to revel in:
“It's not over,” Durant said. “Job's not done. … We still got a lot of work left to do.”
The 6-foot-9 forward has played his best when the lights are brightest, putting up 34 points, 10 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game through three games in these NBA Finals.
His shooting numbers have been off the charts, shooting at a 56.1 percent clip from the field, 52.4 percent from the three-point line, and 89.5 percent from the stripe, being every bit of the lethal weapon he was thought out to be.
