The Brooklyn Nets fell into a hole after a crushing Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday. Kyrie Irving was absolutely lethal. He went to a rocking TD Garden and dropped 39 points despite incessant boos raining down from fans in green the whole game. But the problem for the Nets in this one was a highly unusual one: Kevin Durant struggled. We cannot remember the last time we had to write that.

Easy Money Sniper has been the embodiment of not just consistency this season, but consistent dominance. The Celtics, however, had a defensive scheme that made life harder on KD than usual. The Nets needed the game they got out of Irving, but they needed Durant to be just a bit better.

The two-time NBA Finals MVP finished with 23 points and six turnovers. He was just 9-of -24 from the floor. After the game, he took full responsibility and credited the Celtics for stymying him with their switch-heavy and swarming defense.

“I had the most turnovers, six of 'em. That helps them get on the break. S*** they had what? 14 turnovers too. We lost by one point, it's just a tough loss man. Hard to just pinpoint one thing,” said Durant, almost trailing off at the end.

You could tell following the Nets' one-point loss, which came on a buzzer-beater by Jayson Tatum, that Durant was very disappointed. He doesn't always show that level of emotion. Still, he embraced accountability.

“Maybe I was rushing a bit, my fundamentals wasn’t down. It’s a journey and I’m looking forward to the next game,” added Durant.

But one guy who isn't worried about Durant in the slightest is Irving.

“Nothing to overthink with Kevin Durant, we know who he is. We know he's gonna go back, watch film and prepare,” said Irving. “It may have looked like a bad shooting night but I know his second half looked a lot better than his first, shooting-wise. But he was doing all the little things and we know how high his expectations are for himself. So we're not gonna overthink it. But we definitely gotta look ourselves in the mirror as a team.”

The next game isn't until Wednesday. The good news is the Nets will get some extra time to regroup and refocus. Banged-up players like Seth Curry, nursing a nagging ankle issue, will get more time to recover. Bruce Brown was seen limping at one point, he can use the extra day to recover. Currently, unavailable players like Ben Simmons can take the time to continue rehabbing. They sure could have used another wing defender against the Celtics. Simmons' absence is glaring when you watch Tatum and Jaylen Brown score at will in key moments.

The bad news is the Nets will now have an extra day or two to think about how close they came before falling short on the game's final play. They were right there. Sometimes after a heartbreaking loss, you want to play as soon as possible to wash away the bad taste.

But if we know Durant, he'll rebound from this. We're no more worried than Irving about him bouncing back. The question is, can Nets coach Steve Nash get both KD and Irving to ball out in Game 2? Because that's what it may take to bury this really strong Celtics unit. So the Nets gonna need something extra to steal homecourt and take this thing back to the Barclays Center.