Shane Battier vs. Kevin Durant Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Durant and Shane Battier, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Shane Battier played 13 years in the NBA, 3 less than Kevin Durant, who played 16. Shane Battier had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Kevin Durant had his rookie season in 2007-08. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Shane Battier |
13 |
10 |
2001-02 to 2013-14 |
Kevin Durant |
16 |
13 |
2007-08 to 2023-24 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
78 |
30.6 |
9.7 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
.483 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
.398 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.828 |
Kevin Durant |
74 |
39.0 |
25.3 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
6.5 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
8.9 |
18.8 |
.476 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
.422 |
6.1 |
7.1 |
.863 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
79 |
24.6 |
8.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
.446 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.349 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.732 |
Kevin Durant |
82 |
39.5 |
30.1 |
1.3 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
9.7 |
20.3 |
.476 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.365 |
9.2 |
10.2 |
.900 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
4 |
18.0 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
4.3 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.400 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.429 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
Kevin Durant |
6 |
38.5 |
25.0 |
1.3 |
6.3 |
7.7 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
7.2 |
20.5 |
.350 |
1.7 |
5.8 |
.286 |
9.0 |
10.3 |
.871 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
80 |
31.5 |
9.9 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
.442 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
.395 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.789 |
Kevin Durant |
78 |
38.9 |
27.7 |
0.7 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
9.1 |
19.7 |
.462 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.350 |
7.6 |
8.7 |
.880 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
4 |
29.5 |
7.3 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
7.8 |
.419 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.143 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
Kevin Durant |
17 |
42.5 |
28.6 |
1.1 |
7.1 |
8.2 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
9.1 |
20.3 |
.449 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
.339 |
8.2 |
9.8 |
.838 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
81 |
35.0 |
10.1 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.488 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.394 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.707 |
Kevin Durant |
66 |
38.6 |
28.0 |
0.6 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
9.7 |
19.7 |
.496 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.387 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
.860 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
4 |
32.3 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
.500 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.286 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
Kevin Durant |
20 |
41.9 |
28.5 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
9.9 |
19.2 |
.517 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.373 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
.864 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
82 |
36.4 |
10.1 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
.446 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.421 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.779 |
Kevin Durant |
81 |
38.5 |
28.1 |
0.6 |
7.3 |
7.9 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
9.0 |
17.7 |
.510 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
.416 |
8.4 |
9.3 |
.905 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
7 |
38.9 |
10.3 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
7.3 |
.451 |
2.7 |
6.1 |
.442 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
.875 |
Kevin Durant |
11 |
44.1 |
30.8 |
0.6 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
2.4 |
10.2 |
22.4 |
.455 |
2.0 |
6.4 |
.314 |
8.5 |
10.2 |
.830 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
80 |
36.3 |
9.3 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
.428 |
1.7 |
4.6 |
.377 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.743 |
Kevin Durant |
81 |
38.5 |
32.0 |
0.7 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
10.5 |
20.8 |
.503 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.391 |
8.7 |
9.9 |
.873 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
6 |
41.0 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
7.5 |
.444 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
.480 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.727 |
Kevin Durant |
19 |
42.9 |
29.6 |
1.3 |
7.6 |
8.9 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
10.2 |
22.2 |
.460 |
2.3 |
6.6 |
.344 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
.810 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
60 |
33.9 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
4.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
.410 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.384 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.821 |
Kevin Durant |
27 |
33.8 |
25.4 |
0.6 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
8.8 |
17.3 |
.510 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
.403 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
.854 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
13 |
38.2 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.407 |
1.3 |
4.2 |
.315 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
.957 |
Kevin Durant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
67 |
32.4 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
6.7 |
.398 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
.362 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.726 |
Kevin Durant |
72 |
35.8 |
28.2 |
0.6 |
7.6 |
8.2 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
9.7 |
19.2 |
.505 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
.387 |
6.2 |
6.9 |
.898 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
18 |
40.3 |
28.4 |
0.7 |
6.4 |
7.1 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
9.7 |
22.6 |
.430 |
1.7 |
6.1 |
.282 |
7.2 |
8.1 |
.890 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
82 |
29.0 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.450 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
.382 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.688 |
Kevin Durant |
62 |
33.4 |
25.1 |
0.6 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
8.9 |
16.5 |
.537 |
1.9 |
5.0 |
.375 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
.875 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
13 |
26.1 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.439 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
.276 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.667 |
Kevin Durant |
15 |
35.5 |
28.5 |
1.1 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
9.9 |
17.9 |
.556 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
.442 |
6.1 |
6.9 |
.893 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
65 |
23.1 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.387 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
.339 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.622 |
Kevin Durant |
68 |
34.2 |
26.4 |
0.5 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
9.3 |
18.0 |
.516 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
.419 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
.889 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
23 |
33.4 |
7.0 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.379 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
.382 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.813 |
Kevin Durant |
21 |
38.4 |
29.0 |
0.6 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
10.1 |
20.7 |
.487 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
.341 |
6.5 |
7.2 |
.901 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
72 |
24.8 |
6.6 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.420 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.430 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.842 |
Kevin Durant |
78 |
34.6 |
26.0 |
0.4 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
9.2 |
17.7 |
.521 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
.353 |
5.7 |
6.5 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
22 |
17.8 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
.290 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.295 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.821 |
Kevin Durant |
12 |
36.8 |
32.3 |
0.1 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
10.4 |
20.3 |
.514 |
2.9 |
6.7 |
.438 |
8.5 |
9.4 |
.903 |
Note: Kevin Durant didn't play in 2019-20.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
73 |
20.1 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
.382 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.348 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.652 |
Kevin Durant |
35 |
33.1 |
26.9 |
0.4 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
9.3 |
17.2 |
.537 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
.450 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
.882 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
16 |
12.6 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.462 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
.450 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.800 |
Kevin Durant |
12 |
40.4 |
34.3 |
0.4 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
12.1 |
23.5 |
.514 |
2.8 |
6.8 |
.402 |
7.3 |
8.4 |
.871 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
55 |
37.2 |
29.9 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
10.5 |
20.3 |
.518 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.383 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
.910 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
4 |
44.0 |
26.3 |
0.5 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
3.8 |
8.0 |
20.8 |
.386 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
.333 |
8.5 |
9.5 |
.895 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
47 |
35.6 |
29.1 |
0.4 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
10.3 |
18.3 |
.560 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
.404 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
.919 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
11 |
42.4 |
29.0 |
0.6 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
9.7 |
20.4 |
.478 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
.333 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
.917 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
75 |
37.2 |
27.1 |
0.5 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
1.8 |
10.0 |
19.1 |
.523 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.413 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
.856 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Shane Battier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Durant |
4 |
42.0 |
26.8 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
9.3 |
16.8 |
.552 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.417 |
7.0 |
8.5 |
.824 |