Not even in his worst nightmares would he have imagined Kevin Durant see yourself in a situation like the one you are currently in. Not only Brooklyn Nets has lost the first three games of its series of playoffs NBA 2022 ante Boston Celticsbut he is being absolutely singled out for his flagrant inability to overcome the defensive framework posed by Boston Celtics and that is preventing him from not only scoring, but even throwing a basket. Rarely has such an effective defense been seen on a player and Durant is not knowing how to overcome it, as he himself acknowledges in words collected by ESPN after the third match.
“I’m thinking too much on the court. I felt I was too aggressive in the first two games, forcing shots in bad positions instead of finding open partners. I watched a lot of videos these days and I realized that I had to involve others who were free. Today I focused on the offense finding me, letting the attack flow. I don’t want to be a hindrance to my teammates, but it’s true that I have to score more”, commented a man who denied suffering from fatigue or physical problems that could explain his incomprehensible performance, such as the fact of being 11 minutes into the third quarter without shooting a basket.
KD last 2 games:
— 0 makes in 2nd half of G2
— 0 attempts in last 11 mins of G3 pic.twitter.com/grs0LN9rlU— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 24, 2022
Durant shot less than Bruce Brown and Payton Pritchard
It is evident that the two and even three against one that Udoka poses to stop him, with Marcus Smart as the leader of the defense, they are setting themselves up as the best possible antidote to prevent Kevin Durant show his level of play, but it is not normal that Bruce Brown finished with more shots than KD (19 from the shooting guard to 11 from the team’s star). Even in the first half, when everything is more relaxed, Durant could not impose his authority, as evidenced by the fact that he threw 7 times, less than a Celtics secondary like Payton Pritchard. In short, an unprecedented disaster that must change now if Brooklyn Nets a historic comeback is planned.
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