{"id":506753,"date":"2026-02-27T03:57:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506753\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T03:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T03:57:20","slug":"kevin-durant-makes-two-historic-nba-feats-in-epic-rockets-comeback-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/506753\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Durant makes two historic NBA feats in epic Rockets comeback win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Houston superstar entered the 32K scoring club and tied Kobe Bryant for most 30-point games in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant was on fire as he led the Houston Rockets from being down by as many as 19 and pulled the 113-108 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/6138-kevin-durant.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin  Durant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/leagues\/59-nba.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-126312-any150x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Kevin  Durant\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/6138-kevin-durant.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-396117-crop100x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Kevin  Durant\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tMIN:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t36.5<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPTS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t25.83 (60.25%)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tREB:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5.35<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tAS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4.56<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tST:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0.83<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tBL:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0.89<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tTO:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3.19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGM:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t54<\/p>\n<p>As such, he also made plenty of historic achievements from the sensational performance he displayed.<\/p>\n<p>By scoring 40 huge points, Durant becomes the sixth player in NBA history to reach the 30,000-point scoring mark, joining Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James.<\/p>\n<p>He also went on to tie the late great Kobe Bryant for most 30-point games in the league record books.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2027223890531901924\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With the massive road win, Durant and the Rockets improved to 37-21. They are now 3rd in the West standings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In his first season in Houston, Durant is averaging 25.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.6 dimes in 36.5 minutes across 54 games played.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_4\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Like what we are doing? 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