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Durant Drops NBA Season-High 51 Points, Nets Top Pistons

DETROIT (CBSNewYork/AP)Kevin Durant scored an NBA season-high 51 points in the Brooklyn Nets‘ 116-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.

With James Harden resting, Durant scored at least 10 points in all four quarters.

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“I knew I probably needed to pick up a little more of the scoring tonight,” said Durant, who had his seventh 50-point game of his career. “We were turning the ball over more than we should, and I was doing as much of that as anyone, so I figured I better just keep shooting.