Thunder vs. Mavericks: Game 3 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

On Monday, Kevin Durant jacked up 33 shots in Game 2 in perhaps the worst volume-shooting night in NBA playoff history. Three nights later, Durant reminded the world why the league will be falling over itself for him this summer.    

The impending free agent scored 34 points, and Russell Westbrook added a double-double as the Oklahoma City Thunder earned a 131-102 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday at American Airlines Center. The Thunder have 2-1 series lead overall and regained home-field advantage after an ugly Game 2 loss.

Seth Partnow of the Nylon Calculus offered his take:

OKC’s game 2 performance looking pretty aberrational right now.

— Seth Partnow (@SethPartnow) April 22, 2016

Durant, who clanged 26 shots off the rim said loss, was back in MVP-level form despite a raucous Dallas crowd. He started off red-hot to help the Thunder build a lead they would never relinquish.

Oklahoma City led for 47:03 of the 48-minute game and pulled away with a dominant offensive performance. Durant wound up shooting 11-of-25 from the field and attempted 11 free throws, six more than he did during the worst night of his pro career.

“You constantly keep feeding him,” Westbrook said after Game 2, per Royce Young of ESPN.com. “He’s the best player in the world. You have nights like that. My job is to find him and find a way to get him an easy basket. He missed easy ones tonight, but I know Kevin. I’ve been with him for too long, and that won’t happen again.”

The Thunder shot 57.7 percent from the floor, including a 55.6 percent rate from beyond the arc. That’s up from their abysmal …

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