The NBA playoffs continue, and earlier today, the Brooklyn Nets lost 103-109 at home to the Boston Celtics, and the series scored 0-3. The current situation is very unoptimistic for the Nets, and if they lose one more game, they will end the journey of the season and start preparing for next season ahead of schedule.
The Nets this season have been very surprising, and they were seen as the biggest favorites to win the championship this season at the beginning of the season, but Irving's lack of cooperation, Durant's injury and various reasons are one of the reasons for their current situation. Now that the big score of the series has fallen behind 3-0, throughout the history of the NBA, no team has completed a 4-3 reversal in the playoff stage after falling behind 0-3. In other words, the Nets have almost stopped in the first round this season, and it is almost impossible to break through the first round.
Throughout the series, Nets star Kevin Durant averaged 43 minutes per game, with 22.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists, plus 5.7 turnovers, ranking second in the league. In addition, Durant's shooting percentage in three games is only 36.5%, which is a huge difference compared to his 51.8% in the regular season.
Durant has played in 55 games for the Nets this season, averaging 29.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 3.5 turnovers in 37.2 minutes per game, with an average plus or minus of +4.9 per game. Durant's shooting percentage in the playoffs can be said to have plummeted, the state has dropped sharply, and the average plus-minus per game is as low as -8.3, ranking 147th in the league. You know, there are only eight teams in the league that have entered the playoffs, and Durant's data is considered to be in the middle and lower reaches of the league.
Durant's average of points per game and two blocks per game are all new lows in his NBA playoff career. Meanwhile, Durant's shooting percentage (3.6.5%) is a career-low (only higher than in his rookie season). Durant's mistakes and fouls are still career highs. From the above data, it can be seen that Durant's efficiency on the offensive end has declined significantly, and the deterrent power on the defensive end has also decreased significantly. On both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Durant's competitive form is much worse than before.
It is worth mentioning that last season's Nets opponent in the first round of the playoffs was also the Boston Celtics, but last season they easily eliminated the Green Army 4-1, when their big three was Kevin Durant + Kyrie Irving + James Harden, and now the big three have become Simmons + Durant + Irving, of which Simmons has not yet played. However, according to sources, Ben Simmons will most likely make a comeback in Game 4 of the series, and now it seems that the significance of the comeback is not very significant.
It has to be said that James Harden chose to leave the Nets is correct, the 76ers have a 3-1 lead over the Toronto Raptors in the series, the next game they will return to the home game, I believe that with the play of Embiid + Harden + Maxi, they want to win at home will not be very difficult.
The Nets need to reflect on their problems this season, and if they can't solve them in time, they are likely to have no hope of winning next season. If a team can only win by playing the home star field perfectly and scoring 30+ points, then they are basically out of luck with the championship.