So then why do people give him a ton of shit when he has a bad series, but everyone is trying to give Durant a pass for playing a shit series against Memphis? Dirk got a ton of shit for having bad series, Lebron got a ton of shit, Melo always gets a ton of shit. Why should Durant get a pass? He just faced what Carmelo, Dirk and other top players face all the time because they don't have a Westbrook to back them up, and Durant was physically and mentally defeated. And up until this season he had James Harden as his 2nd wing man. Harden in his first season as a first option carried the Rockets to 45 wins. Westbrook can do the same as a first option, maybe even better. Going up against a great defensive team without a guy like Westbrook or Harden to fall back on was a test for Durant, and he failed spectacularly.
Durant should get a ton of shit for this series.