Just after the Nets were swept 4-0, all kinds of voices from the outside world came to the table. This is also understandable, after all, the success or failure of heroes, especially in the NBA, everyone pays attention to who won the championship in the end, and no one will pay attention to the team that failed. I have to admit that Durant is indeed not in good shape in the playoffs this season, averaging 5.3 turnovers per game in 4 games and shooting 38.6% from the field. Not to mention whether the Celtics are targeted to defend Durant, after all, he is the core player of the Nets, and it is reasonable to be targeted, but this is not a reason for Durant to perform badly, because he is Durant, the top star in the hearts of fans. Ending the season with such a performance, the fans certainly didn't buy it.
Recently, former NBA star Charles Barkley, inducted into the Hall of Fame, talked about Durant's playoff performance on the TNT show. As we all know, Buckley's mouth has always been very sharp, and it is also a crazy spit for Durant Buckley. He said: "A player who doesn't shoot less than 40 percent in the playoffs, don't tell me he's a top player." "You're always talking about him as a champion player, and the core of the Warriors is curry not Durant. He was just a passenger in the bus, and Curry was the bus driver. Every bus passenger has a championship ring, which is fine. If you're a bus driver and you can make your teammates better, then things are different. ”
Barkley likens Durant to a "passenger," which means that Durant's championship with the Warriors doesn't carry much weight. There may be a lot of fans who will argue about this, but in any case, Green is right to say that "we were champions before you came". Durant's joining the Warriors only made the Warriors stronger, not because of his addition, so the Warriors won the championship. However, one thing is undeniable, when the Warriors and rockets fought, Durant used a stable mid-shot at the key moment to help the team tide over the difficulties again and again, which had to be attributed to Durant's stable play and super offensive ability.
However, Barkley's words, although ugly, are not unreasonable. How Durant performed, I believe that in the minds of fans has long been positioned, he is a top star this is undeniable, about the injury to Durant has brought to Durant what kind of impact we do not know. It's just that the Nets were swept away in this year's playoffs, and Durant has an unshirkable responsibility. However, we can also continue to believe that Durant's strength is still at its peak, and the Nets will regroup and come back next year, where they fall, they should get up from where they fall.