Durant eclipses 40 for third time in four games
Durant eclipsed 40 points for the third time in four games, and he leads the NBA with five 40-point games this season.
Durant scored 17 of his 28 points during the Americans' explosive 42-point third quarter, turning a one-point game into a blowout that sent the US soaring into the quarterfinals with a 126-97 victory over Argentina on Monday night.