. . . because the superstar matchup is what we’re all really watching, right?

The world was waiting for the showdown between LeBron James and Kevin Durant, and Game 1 of the NBA finals didn’t disappoint. Each superstar played nearly identical minutes and scored in buckets. But the night was won on two traits that are coming to define Kevin Durant: efficiency and late-game domination.

Durant scored 36 points on an incredibly efficient 20 shots, making twelve of those attempts and going 8 for 9 at the free-throw line. Durant also poured in 17 points in the fourth quarter, when the Thunder outscored the Heat by 10 points and shut the lid on the night. Durant, traditionally a shooter, made his hay by taking the ball to the rim and using his incredible length to make dunks and layups when it seemed he should have been out of reach of the hoop.

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Another familiar theme for the Thunder: Russell Westbrook took more shots than Durant, making fewer of them and scoring fewer points. This seems insane when you consider that Durant is one of the most prodigious scoring talents that has graced the NBA in the past twenty years. And for some reason, this shot distribution keeps working for the Thunder.

Unrelated: How bad does LeBron travel in highlight 3 in the video above? I usually defend NBA superstars when they’re accused of getting too much leniency on travel calls, but that’s pretty egregious.