Kevin Durant has received a lot of hype this season for the way he has performed and how impactful it has been. He did not lose in the regular season after being traded to the Phoenix Suns but lost his first game in the playoffs against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kevin Durant has enjoyed a historic campaign, becoming the first player in NBA history to shoot 55% from the field while also shooting 40% from three-point range and 90% from the free-throw line. And his record with the Nets and the Suns over the final stretch of the season was great as well. But this latest loss makes his playoff record look quite bad.
The loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday was the 7th consecutive playoff loss for Kevin Durant. Last season, the Boston Celtics swept the Brooklyn Nets, with Kevin Durant being unable to stop that from happening. And the year before that, even though they took the Milwaukee Bucks to seven games, they lost four of their last five in the series. This means Durant is now 1-9 in his last 10 playoff games.
In those 10 games, it’s not like Kevin Durant has been abysmal, he has averaged 31.9 points per game in that stretch. But his efficiency has been well below his usual standards. He has shot 44% from the field, 33% from three-point range, and 87% from the free-throw line, which are the worst averages Durant has posted in any full regular season after his rookie year. It has been a weird stretch for KD.
NBA Analyst Thinks The Phoenix Suns Need To Get Kevin Durant More Shots Following Game 1 Loss
Kevin Durant took just 15 shots in the game against the Los Angeles Clippers, something that has to change. Colin Cowherd thinks the Suns need to put the ball in his hands more.
“I didn’t think the Suns were ready to play,” Cowherd said. “They took too much time off. KD wasn’t playing the last couple of regular season games. They just had too much time off, they got buried early, it happens. … KD had fewer shots in this game than Deandre Ayton. That can never happen again… Deandre Ayton can never have more shots than KD.”
The Phoenix Suns are too good to be swept by the Los Angeles Clippers, and Kevin Durant will likely break his streak of playoff losses in the coming week. But it’s weird for him to have such a bad record, and if he can’t lead the Suns past the first round, Durant will come in for a fair bit of criticism.
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