{"id":433744,"date":"2022-04-19T03:01:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T00:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-kevin-durant-vows-adjustments-after-rare-off-game\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T03:01:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T00:01:21","slug":"nets-kevin-durant-vows-adjustments-after-rare-off-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-kevin-durant-vows-adjustments-after-rare-off-game\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets&#8217; Kevin Durant vows adjustments after rare off game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3229db779ed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3229db779ed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-kevin-durant-vows-adjustments-after-rare-off-game\/#%E2%80%9CNets_Kevin_Durant_vows_adjustments_after_rare_off_game%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nets&#8217; Kevin Durant vows adjustments after rare off game&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNets_Kevin_Durant_vows_adjustments_after_rare_off_game%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nets&#8217; Kevin Durant vows adjustments after rare off game&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>BOSTON \u2014 Kevin Durant had a bad day, and it cost the Nets <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another could cost them the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have another opportunity to come here and get a \u2018W\u2019 on their home floor,\u201d Durant said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to try to move past this; look at film but move past it and get ready for Game 2.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Durant can \u2014 and has to \u2014 get better. And that\u2019s something rarely said, with a rare off game being a shock to the system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And despite it, the Nets only lost Sunday\u2019s playoff opener 115-114 on Jayson Tatum\u2019s last-second layup. That Durant got caught flat-footed on that buzzer-beater underscored how poor his afternoon was.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nets need him back to his normal self for Wednesday\u2019s Game 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey did a good job forcing me away, helping in the paint. I just have to be more fundamental in my moves,\u201d Durant said. \u201cSome shots went in and out for me. I played fast and turned the ball over. I\u2019ve just got to slow down and play my game. But they did a good job of making me see bodies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"760\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets011CW.jpg?w=760\" alt=\"Kevin Durant has the ball stolen from him during the Nets' Game 1 loss to the Celtics.\" class=\"wp-image-21949059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets011CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1520 1520w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets011CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1140 1140w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets011CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=760 760w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets011CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=380 380w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets011CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Durant has the ball stolen from him during the Nets\u2019 Game 1 loss to the Celtics. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And feel bodies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Durant didn\u2019t just simply play fast. Boston sped him up, harassing him into shooting 9 of 24 with six turnovers to finish minus-13.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTeams are going to be designed to take away some of my catches and my opportunities,\u201d Durant said. \u201cI\u2019ve been dealing with it for a while, so it\u2019s on me to keep playing through it. I got some good looks there in the first, second half, they didn\u2019t fall, maybe rushing a little bit. My fundamentals weren\u2019t down, trying to beat [the double team], trying to play before the help comes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes I rushed my shots. By looking at the game and seeing where I can be better individually and shifting my mindset, see where I go from there. It\u2019s a journey, looking forward to the next game.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nets need to adjust for that next game, because Game 1 was the most brutal defense Durant has faced since last year\u2019s playoff loss to Milwaukee. PJ Tucker had roughed him up off the ball, and Boston coach Ime Udoka \u2014 a Steve Nash assistant at the time \u2014 took notes that he put to use Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets057CW.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin Durant reacts during the Nets' Game 1 loss to the Celtics.\" class=\"wp-image-21949060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets057CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets057CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets057CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/041722Nets057CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Durant reacts during the Nets\u2019 Game 1 loss to the Celtics. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey were really physical, putting their hands on him a lot. They definitely crowded his space. The physicality, they were able to really junk him and get two hands on him more than the game warrants,\u201d Nash said. \u201cKevin\u2019s Kevin Durant for a reason. He figures things out on his own very, very well.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>While many teams have blitzed Durant after he gets the ball, the Celtics didn\u2019t wait that long. Their fronting and physical ball denial made it hard for him to even get the ball. He started out 1-for-6 with three turnovers in the first quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dude is 7-foot with a shot like that. It\u2019s hard to really stop him,\u201d Marcus Smart said. \u201cBut you just have to make it as hard and tough the whole game as you can and just give him different looks, and that\u2019s what we did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tatum, Grant Williams and Al Horford late took turns on him, but Boston blowing up the Nets\u2019 offensive actions was the key. They busted up one late pick-and-roll by brazenly pushing Durant while he was screening for Irving. In other cases, Williams and Daniel Theis raked the ball free as he came out of pick-and-rolls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Durant missed a potential dagger 3 in the waning seconds. And in the single biggest play, when the Nets blitzed Smart, Durant got caught flat-footed, ball-watching on Tatum\u2019s back cut for the winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing to overthink with Kevin Durant: We know who he is. We know he\u2019s going to go back and watch film, prepare,\u201d Irving said. \u201cWe know how high his expectations are for himself. 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