5 highest-scoring NBA games by Kevin Durant

#2 52 at Dallas Mavericks, 18 January 2013

The 2014 MVP was 21-21 from the free-throw line

Stat line: 52 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals on 41.9 % shooting

Kevin Durant was averaging over 32 points in his last 5 games when the Thunder visited Dallas to take on the Mavericks. Durant came up big with a monster performance and registered his then-highest score of 52 points.

This was yet another overtime thriller and the Thunder managed to beat the Mavericks, thanks to Durant's dominant performance. Though he struggled from the field, he kept driving in and collected huge 21 foul shots. Kevin was incredible from the charity stripe and made all 21 of those attempts.

Though his jumpers did not fall in, he was really good from beyond the arc and went 5-of-9 from the 3-point line with a three-point field-goal percentage of 55.6. In the overtime, Durant took over and scored efficiently to take the Thunder home.