On April 18, Beijing time, the Nets lost 114-115 to the Celtics and swallowed the playoff g1 loss. The Nets as the first championship favorite in last offseason, they struggled to advance from the playoffs to play the playoffs, but the playoffs almost one-sided support for Green Kai, this game is enough to see that it is not unreasonable, the Nets' defense is too inferior, and the offensive end can only rely on Durant and Irving, the key Durant has been invisible in the late quarter many times this season, this campaign is the symbol of the battle.
Irving 42 minutes, 12 of 20, 6 of 10 three-pointers, 9 of 9 from the free throw line, 39 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block, 60 percent from the field, 60 percent from three-point range, only 3 turnovers, in the last quarter he was 7 of 9 + 5 of three points, 4 of 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, the Nets only 29 points, Irving's performance also lost?
Some fans think that Irving missed Tatum, he is the biggest sinner of the Nets' loss, but in fact, It is not, Durant is.
Durant faced Tatum 15.9 seconds before the finale and missed a crucial opportunity to stretch the deficit to four points, and Tatum's defense was timely.
At this time, the Nets still hold a 1-point lead, as long as they prevent this wave of offense, the Nets still win, in Jaylen Brown breakthrough points Smart, Smart and then break through the Nets' rotation defense has been a problem, Jaylen at the top of the arc, Durant almost has not moved near the free throw line, it looks like he is defending Jaylen, in fact, he is not defending, Brown stands in the position can go to defend Jaylen.
In the end, Durant stood in place and watched Tatum complete the killer ball, and on replay, Durant barely moved, and he simply gave up assisting the defense.
Throughout the first half, Tatum defended Durant very successfully, Durant only had 10-of-2+ 4 turnovers, and Tatum scored 15 points, 7 full 2 rebounds and 1 steal, us media said: Tatum defeated "the best player on the planet". (Durant is ashamed of this label)
ESPN was still playing CALL for KD before the game, and Durant, who averaged third in all-time playoffs, once again made the playoffs. But Durant made 9 of 24 in the game, 1 of 5 on three-pointers, and just had 24 points, 4 rebounds and 3 turnovers, plus 6 turnovers, and he played too badly.
It was also Durant's record night, and he overtook Jerry West to eighth place in the playoff scoring list, but unfortunately he was not the strongest player on the planet in this game. He's still old.
Text/Yan Xiaobai