Kevin Durant Becomes 1st Player with 30 Points in Under 20 Minutes

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant scored 30 points in just 19 minutes of court time during Friday's 114-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors, becoming the first player ever to score 30 or more points without reaching the 20-minute mark, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Durant made 10 of his 13 field-goal attempts, including five of his six three-pointers, adding another five points on seven attempts from the free-throw line.

He also had two rebounds, two assists, a block and two turnovers.

Unfortunately for the Thunder, Durant did all of that damage in the first half, as he sprained his ankle while stepping on the shoe of Warriors forward Marreese Speights in the final seconds before halftime.

Despite Durant's heroics, Oklahoma City entered the half trailing 65-63 and then came out of the break without its superstar forward.

Though he couldn't help his team to victory, Durant still made it a memorable night from a personal perspective, reaching 30 points in a half for the first time in his career, per Anthony Slater of The Oklahoman.

If not for the injury, Durant likely would have made a run at his personal single-game record of 54 points, which he achieved back in January against the same Warriors team, per Basketball-Reference.com's play index.