Unsurprisingly, the Nets lost Series G3. Even back at the Barclays Center, the way the Nets lose hasn't changed, and it's rare to lose in the same way in three games. G3's final score was 109-103, and the Nets had a tug-of-war with the Celtics in the third quarter, but they still didn't make it to the fourth quarter. Series G1, the Nets are almost the last breath, unexpectedly, it is actually the best performance of the Nets series so far.
In these three games, the Nets did not wait for Durant's "death to come", and Durant's performance in these three games was very sluggish. Such a playoff performance is the first time in Durant's career resume. In this game, Durant had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and the last playoff single-game score did not exceed 20, dating back to 2017. So Durant lost 3 games in the same way, and when Durant came up with such a humiliating performance, the Nets had no chance of winning at all.
In terms of series performance alone, Bruce Brown, who earns just $4.74 million a year, is better than Durant. This series may become another stain on Durant's career resume, and the call for "Mr. Unreliable" spread from Oklahoma to Brooklyn. In the fourth quarter of the game, the Barclays Center sounded the call of MVP, but the protagonist was Tatum, even the fans turned against him, and Durant's position in the hearts of fans can be imagined. New York fans are ruthless in their criticism of the players, and their cursing will only be more vicious than that of the Russian City fans. If Durant's life and death battle still maintains this sluggish performance, then his wind rating will completely change, and Durant is also facing a situation of late season. For Durant, it was a watershed in his career.
In the post-match interview, Durant faced the media's doubts and said a meaningful sentence: "My performance is very hesitant, I am obsessed with making reasonable choices, I should have more personal offense." But I've proven myself in Auckland and I'll adjust to myself. That being said, it's not what it used to be, and the situation now is that Durant really needs to prove himself with a win. Perhaps Durant really understands at this moment that he voluntarily left a historical team, and at the same time proved from another perspective that the Golden State Warriors saved his career, otherwise his ceiling would be just an uncrowned king.
The Nets have no ability to fight back against the Celtics, and durant and Irving, who have performed in the downturn, are definitely the first backhands, but Durant's performance is so sluggish, in fact, it is also limited by the coach's arrangement. The Nets have given Nash enough time to grow and make mistakes, but Nash has also given back to the Nets with two consecutive years of unsatisfactory coaching performances. Throughout the series, we could all know the Nets' tactics with our eyes closed, nothing more than letting Durant and Irving run to a suitable position with the help of blocking and dismantling to single. This tactic is extremely draining for Durant and Irving, which is why the Nets have repeatedly collapsed in the fourth quarter. However, Nash has not made any adjustments after two defeats, and if you think about it, Durant is facing a series of defensive elites such as Tatum, Smart and Brown, and it is difficult to continue to be efficient. In addition, in the case of consecutive losses, Nash did not add a new rotation, aldridge once had a highlight performance against the Celtics in the regular season, but now he can't get 1 minute of playing time.
Perhaps, the Nets will think of Harden at this time, when Harden was online last year, the Nets' performance against the Celtics can be described as devastating, and Durant's performance is also very efficient. In the end, Harden's ability to comb the offense has greatly helped the Nets make up for the coach's disadvantage, and now that Harden is gone, Nash has lost the magic weapon to rely on. Irving's original sentence "Me and Durant can be the head coach" should be changed to "Only Harden can be the head coach". The Nets' season has basically come to an end, and there are still many headaches for the Nets.