247.40+ is not enough, then add a little more!

Years later, Barkley's assessment of Durant was as follows: "If a game was only 40 minutes long, Durant would be as strong as Jordan. If a game was only 36 minutes, Durant would be the greatest of all time."

But if you made Durant play 40 minutes in every game, you'd see him gradually fade away in each one.

In the third quarter, Durant didn't disappear but was still 'gradually' slowing down. In the first half, Durant took 3-4 shots in each quarter, mostly succeeding on three attempts, making two baskets, and drawing a foul on one. He finished the half with an astonishing 8 out of 12 shots made, including 1 out of 2 threes, plus 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 25 points—a stable and precise performance. In the first half of the third quarter, he still took three shots, but only made one, and he didn't earn any fouls.