On April 13, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs & playoffs officially kicked off. In a just-concluded Eastern Conference play-off, the Nets beat the Cavaliers 115-108 to lock up 7th place in the East, where they will play against the 2nd Celtics in the East in the first round of the playoffs.
In today's game, the Nets showed great strength. Irving had 34 points and 12 assists on 12-of-15 shooting in the game, and set a new personal record with all his first 12 shots. Durant showed an all-rounder, scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks on 9-of-16 shooting. The Nets established a 20-point lead in the first quarter and didn't fall behind in the entire game.
After the Nets advanced to the playoffs, Nets owner Tsai Chongxin updated his tweet for the first time: "Boston! And with an airplane expression. By the end of today's game, the Nets fans on the scene were already excited, and they shouted: "We want to play Boston"!
In the first round of last year's playoffs, the Nets also met the Green Army in the first round, when the Nets eliminated the Green Army 4:1. However, contrary to last year, this year's home advantage is the Celtics, the Nets will fly to Boston in the near future, and the first G1 game will be played at 3:30 a.m. Beijing time next Monday.
In today's game, the famous commentator Perkins wrote: "I want to applaud the top teams in the East who avoided the Nets in the first round, I'm not saying the Celtics can't win the Nets, but my problem is... Why do you have to do that? ”
He also applauded Durant on Twitter, writing: "I repeat, I've never seen a scorer like Durant. He can score from any position, and with efficiency, he's the greatest scorer of all time! ”
Famous commentator Skip wrote on Twitter: "As long as the Nets can stay healthy, happy, and able to play Simmons, the Nets will win the Eastern Conference Championship!" ”
After the game, Nash said, "I think for most of today's game, we played really well and in the end we advanced to the playoffs and that's the reward. Speaking about durant and Irving's performances, Nash bluntly said: "They're both superstars, and that's what the top players do!" ”