NBA 2018-19: The best individual performances of the season so far

9) KD anchors the comeback - 25 fourth-quarter points in a win over the Knicks

New York Knicks v Golden State Warriors

They should have devoured the Knicks, but even the Warriors have bad games every now and then. 27 October was one of those bad games until Durant caught fire in the second half to humiliate New York at Madison Square Garden.

Statistically, there have been a collection of better performances this season, but this game goes beyond the counting stats. Durant simply owned the fourth quarter and flattened a crowd who could smell the unlikeliest of victories just around the corner.

New York jumped out to an eight-point lead late in the third quarter and held a six-point lead early in the fourth before Durant made his mark on the game. After scoring a respectable 16 points on 7-11 shooting in the first three quarters, Durant took over in the fourth and added 25 points on 10-13 shooting to finish the game with 41 points on a highly efficient 17-24 shooting.

His performance was desperately needed for the Warriors as the rest of the team were having a hard time scoring and keeping up the pace with the Knicks.

The Warriors ended up winning the game by 28 points, and they outscored New York in the fourth by 31 points. Durant single-handedly outscored the Knicks in the fourth with his 25 points, as the Knicks only managed 16.

Durant's big night ranks as only the 18th highest scoring game by a player this year and the 22nd highest game score, but the dominant fourth quarter by KD to fuel his team to an unlikely blowout win was a thing of beauty.