After the Nets lost to the Celtics today, the big score was swept 0-4, becoming the first team to be eliminated in the first round of the season, and the only team to be swept.
For the Nets, which have Durant and Irving, such an outcome is indeed unacceptable, and even if they are out of the first round, they should not be swept. The Nets were swept away mainly because Irving and Durant didn't perform well enough, and their combined scores were 18 points less than the Green Army's double probe, and they only lost 18 points in four games.
Durant's poor performance in this series also has to be reminiscent of James in 2018. In 2018, James, like Durant this season, is only 33 years old, and after losing Irving, James led the team alone, playing a shocking performance in the playoffs, averaging 34 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists per game, leading the Cavaliers to the Finals for the fourth consecutive year.
Although the Cavaliers were eventually swept in the Finals, if there is no James, the Cavaliers are also a first-round trip, and it is James who brings the Cavaliers to the Finals by himself.
It is worth mentioning that James also met the Celtics in the playoffs that year, when the Celtics also had players such as Tatum, Brown, Horford, and Smart, facing the Celtics, James led the Cavaliers to complete a big reversal in the case of 0-2 behind, and finally defeated the Celtics in the game of seven.
Durant, by contrast, was much worse off, also facing the Celtics, and with helpers like Irving, only to be swept out. Of course, after 4 years, Tatum and Brown have both become stronger, and the Celtics as a whole have become stronger. However, the Nets only easily eliminated the Celtics in the first round of the season, but this season was swept away.
Durant's personal performance is also very average, although he also averaged 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game, but his shooting percentage was only 38%, and he also made 21 turnovers. Not only is it not as good as the counterpart Tatum, but it is also far inferior to James in 2018.
There is no harm without comparison, and comparing Durant this season with James in 2018 can find out how good and how good James was at that time. Of course, it should also be considered that Durant has suffered a serious injury, but this should not be an excuse and reason for his bad performance.