Kevin Durant is doing it all in Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals. He has been smoking from the field all night long, as he has already hit the 30-point mark before the third quarter even kicked in. He is the single biggest reason why the Golden State Warriors now hold a commanding 3-0 lead despite the seeming letdown performances of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who simply don’t have it for the most part of the game.

Durant is not just scoring. He is also picking up the slack on the other end of the floor, often finding himself guarding Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. Durant won the matchup and he has also gotten LeBron’s number at least at one point in the game when he blocked the Cavs star's left-handed semi-hook shot at the rim.

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No one has completely shut LeBron James down in these playoffs, but from time to time, some defenders manage to have some success against the four-time MVP just like what Kevin Durant did.

If the Warriors could be more consistent in bottling up James, Golden State would make beating Cleveland look a lot easier than what the Dubs did in the first two games of the series.