Durant ties playoff career-high 41 points with mom courtside
The former MVP gave the 'Real MVP' quite the Mother's Day present.
With his mother Wanda sitting courtside, Kevin Durant equaled his playoff career-high with 41 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 111-97 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 on Sunday.
"Finally she got to come out to a playoff game this postseason," Durant said after the Thunder evened the series 2-2. "I'm going to make her come to the rest of them. When she's here we win. We're looking forward to the next game and I'm glad my mom was here to watch us get a W."
Durant scored 29 points on 10-for-13 shooting in the second half, and even outscored the Spurs 17-16 in the fourth quarter.
"You gotta give him credit, he was great," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said. "He was great. I don't know how else to say it. He was fantastic."
It was the 36th time Durant has scored at least 30 points in a postseason game, the second-most behind LeBron James over the past seven seasons.