On February 25, Beijing time, the Nets ushered in the first game after the All-Star, against the hot Celtics. Because the current epidemic prevention measures have not been lifted, Irving is still unable to play in the home game.
In the first quarter, the Celtics caught the nets with a fat beating, Smart hit 3 three-pointers, supplemented by a steady output of double probes, and the Green Army quickly established a double-digit lead. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Green Army sent another 13-4 offensive wave to take a 22-point lead at most. On the verge of collapse, the Nets saved themselves in time, returning a wave of 13-4 to slightly recover some of the disadvantages, and the Nets trailed by 15 points at halftime.
The Nets still couldn't set off a threatening offense, and the Celtics secured their advantage to more than 20 points in the third quarter, then maintained the lead all the way without giving the Nets any chance to fight back, and in the end, the Celtics easily tore through the Nets 129-106.
In the past 14 games, the Celtics have achieved an impressive record of 12 wins and 2 losses. Since December 1, 2021, they have won multiple championships, first in the league in defensive efficiency, first in the league in net wins per game, and are the only team to win more than 50% of the winning percentage.
After experiencing the discomfort at the beginning of the season, the double probe flower has made a future effort. In this campaign, Tatum 30 points, 7 boards and 4 assists, Jaylen Brown 18 points and 6 assists, while the Nets, Although Curry cut 22 points and 7 boards, but the plus-minus value was -20, helpless the team was defeated.