Beijing time on April 13, the first game of the NBA playoffs officially started at the home of the Nets, they faced the Cavaliers, the first quarter of the game began Durant and Irving on the fire, in the first quarter of their drive the Nets led by 20 points, but the Cavaliers although the young players as the core of the team, but also have Rondo and Lefour such championship veterans, they did not lose rhythm, with a steady and steady play, the team in the fourth quarter once narrowed the point difference to 5 points, Garland in the last quarter alone scored 16 points, But the Nets relied on Durant and Irving's steady free throws to win the game 115-108.
In terms of data, Durant shot 9 of 16 from the field, 1 of 2 of three points got 25 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks of data, Durant is getting more and more comprehensive, it can be seen that the playoffs are coming, he also began to be serious, and this game Durant encountered the opponent's early pinch defense, but Durant relied on excellent passing to tear apart the opponent's defense, and there was also a final quarter of death, two consecutive mid-range kills the suspense of the game.
"Durant is the best scorer of all time, he can score anywhere on the court, and he is very efficient, he is the best scorer of all time" This is Perkins' praise for Durant after the game, and his teammate Irving played particularly eye-catching, this game Irving shot 12 of 15 shots, 3 of 6 three points efficiently won 34 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal, and Irving has become the first player in the league since James in the park to score 30 points and 10 assists and shoot more than 80%.
Duou's personal ability is not to say, they are almost the strongest players in the same position, and there is an excellent organizational ability, with the tearing defense and organization of the two, the team's role players also have a good performance, Drummond scored 16 points and 8 rebounds, Clarkston got 13 points and 9 rebounds, Bruce Brown scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and now Brown has more and more potential for the team's three masters, with excellent breakthrough and empty cutting ability, He has ranked third on the team in total points since the All-Star, behind Irving and Durant.
After winning, the Nets have determined the seventh ranking in the division, they will face the second Celtics in the division, although the Celtics look no better than the Nets in terms of star quality, but the Nets have not yet reached the point of invulnerability, their core rotation is still obviously absent on the defensive end and the offensive end, Zhuang Shen can't play infinite rotation, it is easy to be targeted by small plays, Cescuri is also a loophole on the defensive end, and Nash on the offensive end has admitted that he has not found a way to use him, and today he scored 0 points in 4 of 0 in the whole game.
While the duo's ability to tear up defense is strong enough, the Celtics are one of the best defensive teams this season. So far this season, their defensive efficiency is 106.2 League first, and the Celtics still have players who can use defense against Durant and Irving to a certain extent, when the Nets' role players will play more uncomfortable, throughout the regular season, the Celtics face the Nets a total of 3 wins and 1 loss, the advantage is obvious, the Nets want to win this round of the series, role players must have better play to help Duo.
After saying that the Nets finally came to talk about the Cavaliers, although they lost, but lost to the team at the level of the Nets, the Cavaliers should also accept, the resilience they showed today is commendable, Garland and Mobley, the two young cores are not very good at the stage, Garland scored 34 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, Mobley got 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, the two young players played such a performance for the first time in the face of playoff-level confrontation, and the future can be expected.
Compared to the Hawks and Hornets, I think the Cavaliers' biggest advantage is not in their young core, but the team has two excellent veterans, Love and Rondo are championship veterans, they can help the team in terms of control of the game and experience, this game Love has 14 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, including 4 frontcourt boards, Rondo got 7 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists to connect the team well.
Next they will have to face the winner between the Hawks and the Hornets, I think there is a high probability that they will meet the Hawks, as for who can win, it is not easy to say, I hope they can contribute a good game, then speaking of this, what do you want to say about the Nets and Cavaliers? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.