On April 26, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In today's Eastern Conference game, the Nets lost 112-116 at home to the Celtics. After losing today, the Nets ended the season with a 4-0 aggregate elimination by the Celtics, the only team to be swept in the first round of this year's playoffs.
In today's game, Durant played 47 minutes, 13 of 31 shots, including 3 of 11 three-pointers and 10 of 11 free throws, a total of 39 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, compared to the first three games, Durant's performance today is good enough, but it is clear that such performance is not enough to help the Nets win.
In an interview at the end of the game and the end of the season, Durant said: "I don't regret this season, a lot of bad things have happened, these can not be changed, this is a kind of ending that makes us improve and become better. ”
Speaking about being swept out by the Celtics, Durant said: "They're really the better side, they played the best defense in the league. We've seen how many good players there are in this league and if we want to respond for the future, there's a lot of work to be done, and I'll go back to the training ground and start working. It is worth mentioning that in this series, Durant's performance on both offensive and defensive ends is not as good as the Green Army's 24-year-old star Tatum.
On the future of the team, Durant said: "I'm not ready to talk about these issues right now, I don't know who will be back on the team next season! This summer is very, very important for the team, see what we will do next season! ”
Asked about Nash, Durant said, "You don't want that, I mean, of course I'm going to support him, he's been treated a lot of crazy in the last two years!" ”
Throughout the series, Durant averaged just 26.3 points per game, shooting 38.6 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three-point range, and averaging 5.3 turnovers per game (21 in total). Obviously, such a performance is far from his previous performance.