The NBA playoffs are in full swing, but the title-winning big-hitting Nets are now in a falling ice cave, and they are currently 0-3 behind, the only team that has not yet won in the playoffs! Although the 3 games did not seem to be a big point difference, the process of the game was a kind of ordeal for the Nets and Durant. The Nets are currently completely behind in momentum, technology and tactics, and it is almost inevitable to be swept out.
In this round of the series, Durant's attack and defense were completed by the young Tatum, who averaged 29.7 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1 block per game in the series, while Durant averaged only 22 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, plus 5.7 turnovers, shooting only 36.5%, when he faced Tatum's main defense, he only scored 10 points, delivered 10 turnovers, and was blocked by Tatum many times!
Durant, who is regarded by many as the strongest offensive player on the planet, faced the Celtics' endless defensive pinch, pulled his crotch for 3 consecutive games, completely lost the rhythm of the game, and even Durant did not dare to shoot at the end of G3, which is an unimaginable thing. The performance of Irving in G2 and G3 is also impossible to look at, and the sense of existence is far inferior to that of Jaylen Brown. The Nets' two best stars were completely suppressed by the Green Army's double probe, and the trend and outcome of the game were clear at a glance.
Perkins commented after the G3 game: "The Celtics took the soul of the Nets. They flattened the Nets and Durant, they beat Durant and simply gave up, and in the end Durant was not interested in the game at all, he did not participate in the game. ”
Perkins didn't exaggerate the facts, you can see Durant's frustration and struggle on the court! The Nets have relied on Duou's offense to drive the team, and now the double star is languishing, and the defensive end is even more useless, only to be broken. Coach Nash also prefers to put on a set of Seth Curry, Irving, Mills, Bruce Brown, Dragic any "death three guard" lineup, the Celtics forward through the point-to-point explosion almost flattened the Nets' defense, the double probe flower back and forth clash like no man's land!
Mourning is greater than heart death, this round of the series has ended early, whether Simmons returns or not will not change the final result. Interestingly, Simmons, who had planned to make a comeback in G4, suddenly told the team today that the back pain recurred and would not return in G4, and according to woj, the Nets were surprised and disappointed by Simmons' decision, but helpless.
As a bystander, No one knows better than him what happened in the game, he knows that the Nets are gone, and he does not plan to risk returning to play a game with a predetermined ending.
Simmons' magical sadness has already rejected the decision to return, which has aroused widespread doubts, celebrity Reggie Miller angrily spewed that he had no sense of competition, Perkins bluntly said that Simmons completed the biggest robbery in NBA history, and the famous Skip expressed understanding for Simmons's decision: "I don't blame Simmons for escaping G4, who would want to play against such a team in the first game of the season? The Nets will be swept away. ”
As far as the Nets are now, ending this absurd season early is not a relief, and they need to shift their focus to offseason trade signings.