On April 26, Beijing time, the Nets lost to the Celtics 112-116 at home, and after losing G4, the Nets were also swept by a 0-4 score in this series, and they also became the first team to be eliminated this season. This season for the Nets, the results can be described as quite unsatisfactory, they are regarded as the favorite team to win the championship, but they played very badly in the playoffs, and in four times against the Celtics, the team did not win a game and was swept miserably. In eight playoff showdowns this season, the Nets are also the only team that has not won a single game in the playoffs, which is surprising.
After the Nets suffered the first round of the trip, some media also listed the data, this season is the first time in the past 17 years that Durant and James have missed the second round at the same time, as the top star in the active league, they also missed the second round in this year's playoffs, which is a bit surprising.
Before the start of the season, the Lakers and nets were both title-winning favourites, and they were expected to meet in this year's Finals, but when it was disappointing, the performance of these two championship-winning teams was very disappointing, the Lakers, their performance in the regular season was very bad, after the All-Star Weekend, they were difficult to win, even if James, Davis and Westbrook appeared in the game at the same time, the team was difficult to win the game. In the regular season, they only ranked 11th in the West, and did not even enter the playoffs, which was particularly disappointing.
On the Nets side, they performed better than the Lakers in the regular season, and at the end of the season, when Durant Irving appeared in the game at the same time, the team won a lot of games. In the playoffs, the Nets also successfully defeated the Cavaliers and successfully obtained a playoff ticket, and their performance this season is stronger than the Lakers.
However, in the playoffs, the team did not have a better performance, they faced the Celtics' tough defense, they played sluggishly, and the overall performance of the team was not very good. After G1 was eliminated by Tatum, the team was unable to respond in the G2, G3 and G4 matches, and the performance on the field was a bit crotch-pulling, and in the end they also lost four consecutive games, and the big score was swept out 0-4. As a result, durant and James were absent at the same time in the second round of this year's playoffs, for the first time in nearly 17 years in the NBA league, which is somewhat surprising.
For James and Durant, who have been the league's top players for a long time, the playoffs are their stage. However, with the increase of age and the decline of the strength of the team's lineup, it is very difficult for them to go further in the playoffs at this stage. This season has been a failure for both players, with James missing the playoffs and Durant suffering a first-round trip, a rare performance in their careers. And after experiencing this season's failure, what kind of response Durant and James will make next season is also worth looking forward to.