Kevin Durant is almost done completing his second season with the Golden State Warriors, but it is only tonight in which he managed to net his first 40-point playoff game wearing Warriors threads, per Sam Amick of USA TODAY.

Durant achieved that feat during the Warriors’ 110-102 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals on Wednesday, as he exploded for a playoff career-high 43 points on an extremely efficient 15-for-23 shooting from the field in 43 minutes. In addition to his scoring total, Durant also grabbed 13 rebounds and scattered seven assists with two steals to boot.

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The former NBA MVP went to work early, as he put up 24 points in the first half alone to suggest that he was going to finish with a big night in Cleveland win or lose. Durant hit 70 percent of his shots over the first two quarters and hit all of his seven free-throw attempts.

Durant was also masterful in the clutch. With the Warriors ahead by only three with just under a minute remaining in regulation, Durant let it fly from downtown and buried the biggest basket of the game to stretch Golden State’s lead to six points.

Durant and the Warriors now eye to finish the job on Friday, where they have the chance to give LeBron James an NBA Finals sweep.