Before the Nets' series against the Celtics began, although the two sides had a big win gap in the regular season, many fans were still optimistic that the Nets with Durant and Irving, as well as Simmons, could eliminate the Green Army. But in the end, the game process and results disappointed the fans, the Nets were eliminated in four games, and they were swept by the Green Army at both ends of the game, becoming the only team to be swept in the playoffs this season.
The reason why the Nets were swept 4:0 by the Green Army early, durant's poor performance is extremely important. According to statistics, in the four games of the series, Durant averaged only 26.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game in the average 44 minutes of playing time per game, shooting only 38.6%, shooting only 33.3% of three-point shooting, and averaging as many as 5.3 turnovers per game, which is the worst playoff performance in his career, and he is almost like two in the regular season this season.
Among them, in the first game, although Irving was extremely hot and scored 39 points, and scored 18 points in the final quarter to nearly lead the team to complete a big reversal, Durant only scored 23 points on 9 of 24 shots in the whole game, and missed the goal that killed the game in the last minute, resulting in the team being completed by Tatum. In the second game, Durant's shooting percentage hit a series-low 23.5%, and in the second half, he made several mistakes to make his opponent fight back. In the third game, when the team needed him the most, he only shot 11 times in the whole game, only scored 16 points, and the team also lost at home again.
In the fourth game, although Durant turned on the grim reaper mode and slashed the full data of 39 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, it was too late, as he shot the key three points in the final moment, the Nets lost the game and was swept by the Celtics at home, and Durant was completely destroyed by Tatum in this series. At the end of the season, Durant fell into another career trough because of his poor performance, and the doubts of many celebrities and fans in the outside world also poured into him.
The famous star Barkley directly ridiculed Durant's thigh in the show, saying that Durant's career has always been just a "bus", not a "bus". This sentence means that Durant can only rely on holding his thigh to win the championship, which is also one of the biggest stains in his career. During his time with the Thunder, he never led the team to the championship, and after leading 3:1 in the 2016 Western Conference Finals to being eliminated by the Warriors 4:3, he chose to join the Warriors in the offseason. Although he led the Warriors to two championships over the next three seasons, many fans scoffed at it. The Nets' two consecutive seasons of failure have also made the matter the focus of controversy again.
However, Durant has never been a fuel-saving lamp in the face of these public opinions, and he will always face doubts in various ways. He quickly hit back at Barkley, posting on social media images of Barkley playing for the Rockets at the end of his career, suggesting he was the one who held his lap for the championship. And that didn't make Durant angry, and he quickly forwarded photos of Barkley's teammates with many of the 76ers early in his career, saying: "Without these big brothers, where would Barkley be?" Judging from these two counterattacks, Durant's remarks about others saying that he was holding his thighs are still very concerned.
Durant's response has undoubtedly caused a lot of heated discussion among fans, and although his reaction is so large, in fact Barkley's hug is far from being comparable to Durant's. Barkley played for the 76ers early in his career and was teammates with superstars like Malone and Irving, but he didn't win the title for the 76ers. In the last year of his career, Barkley also chose to fight for the championship with Pippen and Olajuwon, but in the end he did not get his wish. Durant also saw this and came to sprinkle salt on Buckley's wounds.
But what needs to be known is that Barkley did not choose to hold the group at the peak of his career, but to fight to win the championship by himself, and he also welcomed the respect of many fans during this time. Durant did not put a picture of Barkley in the Suns, and it is estimated that this was also expected. Compared with Barkley, Durant chose to join the warriors at the peak of his career, which made many fans feel disdainful. In addition to the group, Durant was also humiliated in many ways after being swept away. Durant, who has always liked to hit back at fans with trumpets on social media, is naturally not idle, and he still replied to these remarks one by one.
At present, some fans have launched a campaign on social media to find Durant's trumpet, and they have successfully found a newly registered account that is highly suspicious of Durant. The content of this account is basically in the maintenance of Durant, and the content posted does not care about the format, only cares about quarrels with netizens in the remarks about Durant, including insults to Dream Green and mocking Davis for not entering the playoffs, which really makes many fans cry and laugh. But it's also one of the biggest features of Durant's career, where he often does bizarre behavior on social media.
There are also fans who have responded to this, arguing that Durant should remain silent and think about the future of himself and the Nets after the team is swept away, rather than spending too much time like this in the rhetoric of fighting back against others. It is also true that Durant has encountered criticism from the outside world after joining the Warriors, and in the last season after leaving the Warriors to join the Nets, Durant has re-conquered many fans through his super-god performance after his return from injury, but this season, due to his bad performance and the team was swept, he was once again pushed to the cusp of doubt.
All in all, the current situation has become extremely difficult for Durant and the Nets, and the voices about Irving's trade have intensified, but Durant has to take a large part of the responsibility for the team's early exit this season. Durant currently has a year left on his contract, and if the Nets don't win the championship next season, durant is likely to think about his next home again.