Kevin Durant vs. Paul Silas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Silas and Kevin Durant, 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.
Kevin Durant and Paul Silas both played 16 years in the NBA. Kevin Durant had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Paul Silas had his rookie season in 1964-65. 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 |
Kevin Durant |
16 |
13 |
2007-08 to 2023-24 |
Paul Silas |
16 |
14 |
1964-65 to 1979-80 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Durant |
80 |
34.6 |
20.3 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
7.3 |
17.1 |
.430 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.288 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
.873 |
Paul Silas |
79 |
15.7 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
0.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.373 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
2.1 |
.506 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Durant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
4 |
10.5 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
46 |
12.7 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
5.1 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.405 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.574 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kevin Durant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Silas |
7 |
11.4 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
0.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.278 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.727 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
77 |
20.4 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
2.7 |
6.3 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.8 |
.531 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
8 |
15.3 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.1 |
4.5 |
.250 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.611 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
32.3 |
13.4 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.9 |
10.6 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.2 |
.705 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
6 |
29.7 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
9.5 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
6.3 |
.711 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
79 |
23.5 |
8.7 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
7.3 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.2 |
.613 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
11 |
23.5 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
1.9 |
5.3 |
.362 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
3.4 |
.514 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
78 |
36.4 |
12.8 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.8 |
10.3 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.607 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
7 |
40.9 |
16.1 |
- |
- |
15.9 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
6.6 |
15.6 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.6 |
.656 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
81 |
36.3 |
11.9 |
- |
- |
12.5 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.2 |
9.7 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.1 |
.685 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
80 |
32.7 |
13.3 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.8 |
.700 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
13 |
39.4 |
9.6 |
- |
- |
15.1 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.6 |
9.2 |
.392 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.620 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
31.7 |
11.5 |
4.1 |
7.1 |
11.2 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
- |
3.0 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.440 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.783 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
18 |
31.9 |
8.0 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
10.6 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
- |
2.8 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.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 |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
32.5 |
10.6 |
4.2 |
8.3 |
12.5 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
9.1 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
11 |
36.8 |
9.1 |
4.2 |
7.6 |
11.8 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
- |
4.1 |
3.8 |
8.4 |
.457 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.640 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
81 |
32.9 |
10.7 |
4.5 |
8.1 |
12.7 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
- |
2.8 |
3.9 |
9.1 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.709 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
18 |
41.2 |
10.8 |
4.3 |
9.3 |
13.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
- |
3.7 |
3.8 |
8.6 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.8 |
.812 |
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 |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
81 |
24.2 |
7.2 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
7.5 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.3 |
2.5 |
7.1 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
.667 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
6 |
23.5 |
6.8 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
6.7 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
- |
3.8 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.0 |
.542 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
26.5 |
5.8 |
3.5 |
4.6 |
8.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.586 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
22 |
27.5 |
4.9 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
8.5 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
.351 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.683 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
23.9 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.423 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.598 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
17 |
24.6 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.389 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.7 |
.674 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
82 |
19.5 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.378 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Paul Silas |
15 |
17.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.302 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.846 |