Programming note: Watch the pregame edition of Warriors Outsiders on Sunday morning at 11, streaming live on the MyTeams app.
In Thursday night's Game 3, the Warriors led the Clippers 73-52 at the half.
When he walked off the court after the first 24 minutes, Kevin Durant had scored 27 points (10-for-15 FG) and dished out four assists.
Kevin Durant on his 27-point first half: "Nothing different. I just think Coach drew more plays up for me." pic.twitter.com/eztvOOZ9xn— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) April 19, 2019
Before the third quarter started, former Warriors forward Matt Barnes took to Twitter to let his feelings be known.
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Hopefully y'all will stop w this PatBev locking up or shutting down KD.. Only person that can stop KD is Westbrook 👀lol— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) April 19, 2019
This tweet receives a 10 out of 10.
Barnes of course is referring to Durant's former teammate, Russell Westbrook, who went 5-for-20 from the field in Oklahoma City's Game 2 loss in Portland on Tuesday night.
Durant received a lot of backlash from the media for how he handled facing Patrick Beverley in the first two games of the series (mostly Game 2).
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Steve Kerr even told reporters that he wanted to see a much more aggressive KD in Game 3.
With his 38-point outbust, the reigning two-time Finals MVP gave everybody what they were looking for.
