0-4, the Nets became the first team to be eliminated this season, and it is worth mentioning that they became the only team among the 16 playoff teams that did not win, and the performance was very bad. For the Nets, although the Celtics are very strong, but not a game can not win, the Nets lineup strength is not bad, but unfortunately, it is in this case, the Nets lost four consecutive games, in the face of Tatum and Brown's impact, the Nets are powerless, they were eventually swept away by the Celtics, this season's results are particularly disappointing. After being swept out of the first round, the Nets players' first-round performances have also been released, with Durant playing the worst playoff performance of his career, while Curry Jr., although efficient, has no ball, and Irving is average, averaging only 21.3 points per game.
First of all, let's look at Durant, in this series, he averaged 44 minutes per game, can get 26.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists, the data is not bad, but the efficiency is too low. He makes 5.3 turnovers per game while shooting just 38.6 percent overall and 33.3 percent from three-point range. In 11 playoff appearances, Durant has had the worst playoff performance this year, especially his 5.3 turnovers per game, which set a record for an average turnover per season. When facing the Celtics, Durant couldn't find a way to crack it and was completely limited.
And Irving this series, he only played G1, scored 39 points in that game, and then in G2, G3 and G4, his performance was very sluggish, when the team needed himself, he could not stand up, did not respond on the offensive end, at key moments, his presence is not very strong, and the defense is also honored. In this series, he can only average 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, with 2.3 turnovers per game, the performance can not be said to be bad, but it can never be said to be good, because his ability can play better than this, but unfortunately, Irving was not able to do this in the end.
Curry Jr.'s performance in this series is very efficient, he can average 14.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3 assists in 4 games, shooting 56.4% from the field, shooting 52.2% from three-point range, and can shoot 3 three-pointers per game, which is worthy of his contract. However, his efficient performance did not help him get more ball, he shot very few shots in four games, 7, 11, 8 and 13, the ball was more concentrated on Durant and Irving, and Curry Jr., as the highest player on the team, did not get more ball.
Brown, Clarkston and Dragic all performed well in the first round of the playoffs, with Brown scoring 14 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.8 blocks shooting 56.8 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three-point range. Clarkston contributed 10.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, shooting 79.2 percent from the field. As a veteran, Dragic was also able to deliver 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in this series, shooting 56.3% from the field. All three players performed very well. Unfortunately, they don't have much ball and don't maximize their value in the game.
Overall, Durant and Irving didn't do well in this series, while other role players played well and showed their worth. But Nash's tactical adjustments are somewhat rigid, the ball is only concentrated on Irving and Durant, and even if these two players are sluggish, Nash is reluctant to give role players more offensive opportunities, which is one of the main reasons why the Nets lost this series.