On April 26, Beijing time, the first promotion team in the first round of the NBA playoffs was born, and the Celtics defeated the Nets 116-112 away from home, and the big score was 4-0 to advance. In this game, the Nets fought back, but the Celtics were still in excellent shape, always suppressing the Nets, and finally resisted the Nets' counterattack, and finally won the victory and successfully advanced to the next round.
The Nets had no way back in this game, they could only continue if they won the game, and they did not have the upper hand at first, and they were in a tug-of-war with the Celtics, trailing by 4 points in the first quarter. Since then, the Celtics have occupied the initiative on the court, suppressing the Nets, not giving their opponents a chance to reverse the score, and taking a 12-point lead after the third quarter. Entering the final quarter, the Nets began a final attempt, once narrowing the point difference to 3 points, but Durant missed three points, two free throws and one shot at the key moment, Horford made a basket hit, and the game lost suspense.
I really didn't expect that the Nets were actually swept out 0-4, and before the start of the series, some people were still optimistic that the Nets could qualify. Judging from the course of the game, except for the first quarter when the Nets had a chance to win the game, the other three games did not seem to have many opportunities. Facing the Celtics' Twins, the Nets really don't have much to do, joining forces to contribute 51 points. This time Tatum committed 6 games, contributing 29 points and 5 assists; Brown had 22 points and 8 rebounds. Smart also has 20 points and 11 assists, Horford 13 points and Williams 14 points.
The Nets failed to extend the series, and even though Tatum was sent off, they still failed to take their chances. This time the Nets offense found the feeling, especially Durant, finally began to attack continuously, shot 31 times, got 39 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, the familiar Durant is back, but the team is out. Curry Jr. also had 23 points, Irving 20 points and five assists, Clarkston 13 points and Dragic 10 points.
Durant also set a career record of shame, being swept out of the playoffs for the first time and the first player to be swept out in the first round of the regular season MVP. This is also a bit heartfelt, but I didn't expect to end up out in this way. The Nets also became the first team to make the playoffs, the first team to not win, with the other 15 teams winning.