Kevin Durant struggles again as Brooklyn Nets fall into 3-0 series hole against Boston Celtics

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant admitted Saturday night that he has been «thinking too much» throughout the first-round series against the Boston Celtics and that it has been a factor in his poor play.

After being held to 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting in a 109-103 loss that put the Nets in an 0-3 series hole, Durant is managing 36.5% (19-for-52) from the field in three straight losses to the Celtics and has not been able to find any rhythm against Boston's tenacious defense.

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

After averaging over 30 points a game through March and April, Durant is putting up just 22 points per contest over the first three games of this series. The Celtics have made it a point to be physical with Durant throughout the series and have thrown body after body at him to slow him down.

«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 like I was still trying to force the first two games and watching film, a lot of my teammates were open and they were knocking down shots, so I felt my approach to this game was to play off of everybody — get in the flow of the offense and let the ball move and find me.»

Durant said part of the reason the Celtics have been so successful against him is because «they got more size than us.» He was reflective after Saturday's loss while acknowledging this isn't the first time in his career he felt he was thinking too much on the floor.

«Every team I've been on, you're just trying to figure