Why has Durant, who has won the scoring champion four times and scored more than 30,000 points in his career, never scored 60+?

As one of the greatest scorers in NBA history, although Kevin Durant failed to help the Suns enter the playoffs this season, at the age of 36, he still contributed 26.6 points, 6 rebounds and 4.2 assists, and his overall performance is satisfactory. Looking back on his NBA career, he has won four scoring trophys, and his total score has reached the 30,000-point mark, which is definitely quite successful. But what is strange is that in Durant's career, his highest score was only 55 points, and he had never scored 60+. Logically speaking, as a top scorer, he was able to achieve this achievement. Let’s take a look at why Durant can’t get 60+!

1. Team basketball is the first, and scoring focuses more on efficiency.

First, Durant has entered the NBA in 2007. Except for the first two seasons, his team will have at least one teammate of good quality to split some ball rights in almost every season. Russell Westbrook during the Thunder, Stephen Curry during the Warriors, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson during the Nets, Kyrie Irving during the Nets, and Devin Booker and Bradley Bill during the Suns, many of these stars need the ball to show their value, which leads to Durant not taking the ball alone in the whole game. During his entire career, Durant averaged more than 20 shots, only 3 times in total, which is enough to prove that his team's tactical system is difficult to help him get 60+, and even his 50+ times in total, only 10 times in total, which is enough to prove that Durant is mainly team basketball first. After

, another key thing is that Durant himself does not like to score points. For example, Devin Booker scored 70 points in the game against the Celtics, but most of them were hard-pressed during garbage time. This is also a major reason why Booker was not recognized by fans when he continued to count the 70-point Mr. Booker. Moreover, even when the score is in a stalemate, Durant rarely has any prestige. Most of his actions are very reasonable and he also pays attention to efficiency. Throughout his NBA career, he averaged 27.2 points, 7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, of which the shooting and three-point shooting percentages reached 50.2% and 39% respectively, which shows that he is indeed a stable scorer. The advantage of this kind of scorer is that he can maintain enough threats regardless of whether he is lagging behind or leading. But the disadvantage is that it is difficult to explode. This is why Durant can often contribute 30+ steadily, but the 50+ games are very rare, and even today, he has not been able to get his own single 60+ performance.

2. The defensive pressure is too high and the injury and load management is required.

Time goes back to the summer of 2022. In an interview with the media, Durant himself talked about the reason why he had never gotten 60+. He pointed out a big problem, that is, the defensive pressure he faced may be unimaginable to most NBA players. "If I scored the first goal in the first game through the pick-and-roll, the opponent may change his defensive strategy. After that, I will never get the chance to take a quick shot after the pick-and-roll.

" This is Durant's original words, and it is not exaggerated. After all, he can get the top scorer for 4 times and has played in the NBA for 18 years. He can average 27.2 points, 7 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Even if he is 36 years old now, as long as Durant appears, he will be a thorn in his opponent's side. Double-teaming is completely normal. Once his hands are hot, it is possible for three people to double-teaming. The most obvious game was that in the regular season with the Warriors in the 13-14 season, he scored 54 points in the game, of which he scored 38 points in the first half, which was very promising to score 60+, but in the second half, the Warriors adopted a crazy defensive strategy, which eventually made Durant only score 16 points, and ultimately missed 60+.

Finally, don't forget the important point, that is, Durant suffered many serious injuries in his career. The Jones fracture in the 14-15 season caused a huge turn in Durant's career. In each season before this season, except for the rookie season, his playing time has never been less than 38 minutes. After the 14-15 season, he had only 35.8 minutes per game until the Achilles tendon injury. This is the team's protection for him. After all, Jones' fracture is a fatigue injury. Once Durant is used excessively, the result will be greater injuries.

After that, he suffered a major injury from a torn Achilles tendon in the finals of the 18-19 season. Although he successfully returned later, his overall condition is no longer as good as that of that year. Therefore, on the one hand, personal abilities have declined, and on the other hand, injuries have continued to appear, which ultimately made it difficult for Durant to fight on the court for a long time. In addition, he himself is unwilling to score too many points on the court, but he is still unable to get 60+. Although it is a pity for Durant himself and his fans not to get 60+, Durant's career is still successful. After all, he can get the title of scoring 4 times and the total score exceeds 30,000 points. This is a rare existence in the league. These are more precious and great than those from 60+.