KEVIN DURANT HAS 4th CAREER TRIPLE DOUBLE TO DEFEAT TIMBERWOLVES - ALL-MET ELITE

KEVIN DURANT

 HAS

 4th

CAREER TRIPLE DOUBLE

 TO
DEFEAT TIMBERWOLVES 

ALL-MET ELITE
 

 MONTROSE CHRISTIAN HS.
ROCKVILLE MD.

 

Durant recorded his first triple-double of the season with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Thunder rallied for another fourth-quarter win, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-103.

 

Durant also added four blocked shots and four steals. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first NBA player to record 30 or more points, 10 or more rebounds, 12 or more assists, four or more steals and four or more blocks in the same game since blocks and steals became official NBA stats during the 1973-74 season.

 

Durant had two of the Thunder's six 3-pointers in the quarter and finished off his fourth career triple-double. His previous three came last season.

 

Asked if a triple-double meant anything to him, Durant didn't even mention his stat line during his answer, focusing instead on his teammates' defensive effort.

"I'm glad we got the W," Durant said. "We came out a little sluggish on the defensive end early on, but they started off 80% (from the field). Holding them to 41% from the game was really big.

 I think our bigs did a good job of frustrating the two bigs on the other end. We kind of fed off their energy."