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Durantula vs the Black Mamba

In Dave' writeup I started to talk about how crazy Durant' statistics are over the last 10 games... It's not just us that he's abusing...

Then I started thinking about Kobe' dominance after Shaq was dealt, freeing Kobe to take a bunch more shots... With Westbrook out for at least a bit longer, Durant will be given the opportunity:

Do you believe Durant can top Kobe' impressive 19 game streak from Dec. 12, 2005 to Jan 22, 2006?

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Durant is simply amazing right now... In the past 10 games, he is averaging:

38.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 6.1 apg, 1.8 spg, 0.7 bpg

FGs: 12-23.2 (FG% of 51.7%)
FTs: 11.7-13.1 (FT% of 88.0%)
3Ps: 2.6-6.7 (3P% of 38.8%)

OKC record: 7-3 in these 10 games

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But, can Durant match Kobe' 19 game streak from the 2005-06 season?

Kobe' averages in the 19 games(from Dec 12, 2005 to Jan 22, 2006):

42.9ppg, 6.2rpg, 4.4apg, 1.6spg, and 0.5bpg

FGs: 14.0-29.9 (FG% of 46.8%)
FTs: 11.9-13.9 (FT% of 85.2%)
3Ps: 3.1-8.0 (3P% of 38.2%

Lakers record: 12-7 in those 19 games

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Durant has 1 game with 50+ in the last 10 games(54 points)
Kobe had 4 games with 50+ in the those 19 games(81 points, 62 points, 51 points, 50 points)

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Durant has 4 games with 40+ in the last 10 games(48 points, 48 points, 46 points)
Kobe had 10 games with 40+ in those 19 games(48 points, 45 points, 45 points, 43 points, 41 points, 41 points)

As a baseline, Brandon Roy had 4 games in his career of 40+ points (52 points, 42 points, 41 points, 41 points).
Kevin Durant has that beat in just the last 10 games…

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Durant has 9 games with 30+ in the last 10 games(37 points, 36 points, 33 points, 30 points, 30 points)
Kobe had 15 games with 30+ in those 19 games(38 points, 37 points, 37 points, 37 points, 31 points)

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Games with less than 30 points:
Durant: 21 points
Kobe: 27 points, 27 points, 24 points, 21 points

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Durant' next 9 games:

Elite road games(2): @San Antonio, @Miami
Doable road games(4): @Brooklyn, @Washington, @Boston, @Philadelphia
Home games(3): Atlanta, Memphis, Minnesota

Can Durant match Kobe' 19 game streak?

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Durant has 25 games with 30+ points this season (42 games, 25 games with 30+ points (60%), and 17 games scoring less than 30 points(40%)):

Brandon Roy had 22 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (326 games)
Rasheed Wallace had 23 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (544 games)
Terry Porter had 17 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (758 games)
Bill Walton had 12 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (209 games)
Damon Stoudamire had 11 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (529 games)
Maurice Lucas had 20 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (330 games)
Zach Randolph had 25 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (387 games)
Mychal Thompson had 16 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (551 games)
Jerome Kersey had 12 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (831 games)

Damian Lillard has 10 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (124 games)
Wes Matthews has 7 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (259 games)
Nic Batum has 5 games of 30+ points in his Blazers career (370 games)

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Kobe' 40+ point performances vs the Blazers:

Feb 21, 2003: 40 points
Jan 11, 2006: 41 points
April 14, 2006: 50 points
March 16, 2007: 65 points
Feb 22, 2013: 40 points
April 10, 2013: 47 points

This was Durant' first 40+ point game against the Blazers.

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Most 40+ point games vs the Blazers:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 7 games
Kobe Bryant - 6 games
Larry Bird - 6 games
Rick Barry - 5 games
Michael Jordan - 4 games
George Gervin - 4 games
Alex English - 4 games
Gail Goodrich - 4 games
Karl Malone - 3 games
Hakeem Olajuwon - 3 games
Spencer Haywood - 3 games

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Active players with 40+ point games vs the Blazers:

Kobe Bryant - 6
Lebron James - 2
Carmelo Anthony - 2
Dirk Nowitzki - 1
Kevin Durant - 1
Kevin Love - 1
Paul George - 1
Steph Curry - 1
Luol Deng - 1
Kevin Martin - 1
Nate Robinson - 1
Ray Allen - 1
Amare - 1

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So, can KD35 match KB24' 19 game steak?

Go Blazers!