Kevin Durant continues to fall woefully short in attempt to replicate Warriors success [Video]

The Phoenix Suns are on the verge of being swept out of the first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves, whose suffocating blend of perimeter pressure and rim protection is making Kevin Durant’s life miserable. Durant finished Game 3 just 8-for-18 from the field. He’s missed 19 of his last 33 shots in this series. For Durant, this damn near constitutes a crisis. 

The Suns, who move about as much as cement and aim to survive on just about the unhealthiest shot diet known to man, don’t make it any easier on him. But this is a brand of basketball Durant prefers to play. And it’s not working. 

Unless the Suns become the first team in history to recover from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series, Durant will move to 2-4 in six playoff series since leaving the Golden State Warriorsin 2019 — point …