Interesting thing about this series--it's completely exposed the differences between LBJ and Durant. We always expected LeBron to carry his team all the way every year when he was in Cleveland. There was always the sense that he could do more.
The talk around KD is the exact opposite--"the kid is playing his ass off, let us lament his lackluster help!"
I think the talk around LeBron against the Pistons and the Spurs was similar. Lets not forget that when he was losing to Boston, the Magic, and Boston he was putting up numbers just like Durant has been despite the criticism.
Plus the timing of the injury, I think people would expect more from Durant if he'd had a whole year to adjust to playing without Westbrook. This will give Durant a pass is my guess, if this were to continue next year then people will start into Durant.