Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder. (Getty)
Thunder forward Kevin Durant started quickly during Oklahoma City’s Game 5 win in the NBA Playoffs Western Conference semifinals against the Spurs on Tuesday night in San Antonio.
Durant, who entered the series averaging 27.8 points per game over the first four, scored 7 first quarter points, including a 3-pointer, which can be seen in the clip below.
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Durant finished the first half with 12 points on 5 of 14 shooting.
Durant was more efficient in the the second half, but was just 3 of 7 from the field. He finished the game with 23 points. He added 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and a block in 43 minutes of action.
The Thunder now has a 3-2 series with two of the wins coming in San Antonio. OKC has a chance to close out the series at home on Thursday evening.
Click here to see the final Game 5 boxscore.
Durant scored 41 points in Game 4 to lead the Thunder to a convincing 111-97 win to even the series at two games apiece.
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Kevin Durant Stats in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs vs Spurs