Kevin Durant admits he's 'thinking too much' with Nets on the brink of being swept by Celtics

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Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant was suffocated by the Boston Celtics defense again Saturday night. 

The Nets are now facing elimination in the NBA playoffs after a 109-103 loss put the team in a 3-0 hole. Critics have placed blame for Brooklyn's struggles on coaching and Durant, who is going up against one of the NBA's best defenses and shooting just 36.5% from the floor during the series. 

The four-time NBA scoring leader, who averaged 29.9 points this season, took just 11 shots in Game 3, scoring 16 points with eight rebounds and eight assists.

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Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets against the Boston Celtics during Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center April 23, 2022, in New York.   (Al Bello/Getty Images)

"I was just thinking too much, to be honest, this whole series," Durant said after the game, via ESPN. "Like how I approach the game. We got another game to play — another opportunity — and I'm looking forward to that."

Durant was 13 for 41 (31.7%) in the two games in Boston with 12 turnovers, and the Nets were hoping he could regain his form back home. But the Celtics got center Robert Williams back from injury, which made their stingy defense even stronger in Brooklyn. 

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) shoots against Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams (12) during the second half of Game 3 of a first-round playoff series, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

"I feel like the first two games I was trying to be too aggressive," Durant said. "A team that's loading up on me, that's trying to take me out of all my actions. I felt