In the series against the Celtics, although the Nets lost the first game by Jason Tatum, no one will believe that this is the end of the Nets' fate this season. As a team with Durant and Kyrie Irving, the offensive skills of the two star players are even ashamed of the "Jianway combination", and it is really not easy to stop the Nets' offense.
However, facing the Celtics, the Nets were so difficult to walk, the second game of the series was taken by the Celtics, and the Nets had fallen behind the opponent by a large score of 0-2 in the series. You might argue that the series is a long seven-game, four-win format, with the Nets having a chance to return home for revenge, but Kevin Durant's form is worrying.
After the average performance in the first game, the performance in the second game can be described as extremely low.
The Nets had trouble this season, eventually reaching the playoffs through playoffs, and even then the Nets were opponents that Eastern Conference teams were reluctant to meet in the first round. This has an important relationship with Durant's super strength, and after suffering serious injuries, he is still in hot form, and he can still contribute 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists in the regular season this season.
Who dares to take such a Durant lightly? But the Green Army's defenses succeeded in restraining him.
The shooting rate of 9 of the 24 shots in the first game is relatively bad, and the 37.5% shooting rate is not even passed by ordinary players, let alone Durant, who is the top offensive efficiency. Who knows that the second game not only did not rebound, but only 4 hits in the 17 shots in the whole game was even more sluggish, and Durant was also greatly discussed.
Durant shot 4-of-17 in this game, but scored 20 free throws and made 18 free throws, relying on free throws to get 27 points, which is more like James Harden's data. Durant's performance in this game has been described by the media as "should be the worst game of his career playoffs" - in addition to the low shooting rate, there are 5 fouls and 6 turnovers.
Even "Number One Jane Black" Skip-Belles no longer supports Durant, the benevolent brother has been using Durant to belittle James, and he is also extremely mocking durant of Durant's performance in this game. Baylors believes that Durant's performance in this game is a soft egg, and he also mocked Durant as "Boston's MVP".
It is not difficult to see how bad Durant's performance in this battle is.
In fact, Kyrie Ou, who is in the middle of Ramadan, can be affected, which makes his state difficult to guarantee. Durant is also very normal to be taken care of in the game, and durant played very depressed in this game, and both the offensive and defensive ends were targeted by the opponent and it was difficult to play his best.
In the first half, the Nets performed well, leading by 11 points to end the half-time scramble. In the second half of the game, the Green Army's defense made the Nets offense blocked, and Durant's lack of strength put the team in trouble.
After the game, Durant admitted that he failed to complete the task of scoring, and he also said that he would reverse the decline. The Nets continue to bounce back after losing two games in a row, can Durant buck the trend and lead the team back on? Of course, this is definitely not something that Durant can do alone, but the premise is that Durant wants to find himself.
(Text/Yan Wujun)