Kevin Durant

Durant and teammate Kyrie Irving combined for 14 points in the fourth quarter in their last two games.

The star for Brooklyn was Bruce Brown, who led Brooklyn in scoring with 26 points. Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant scored just 16 points as the Celtics won 109-103 to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. Durant mentioned after the game he's been overthinking too much on his approach heading into each game against the Celtics. He felt he "was making solid reads" and that he should've "taken a few more shots." "I've just gotta do better," Irving said. Kyrie's fasting and Kevin's had to play 40+ minutes for 5-6 weeks after missing 6-7 weeks," Nets head coach Steve Nash said following the game. "They've both got to be tired.