On April 13, the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Nets officially locked in the seventh place after defeating the Cavaliers at home, and advanced to the playoffs, will play against the Celtics, the greenshirts are the second place in the regular season, with home advantage. In this play-off, the Nets' 711 combination of Irving and Durant performed strongly, with Irving once shooting all 12 of 12 shots, scoring 34 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal on 15 of 15. Durant also had a good performance, he scored 25 points, 5 boards, 11 assists and 2 blocks, and also delivered 3 big caps.
Durant and Irving became the third pair of teammates in Nets history to have at least 25 points and 10 assists in the same game. At the press conference after the game, Irving and Durant also said "I love you" to each other very sweetly, and many fans said that it was too bumpy 711 combination:
Owen: "I don't know how many 7-foot-tall players can hold the ball like Durant and still be an offensive organizer. Owen then said affectionately to Durant, "I love you." ”
Durant looked at Owen and said, "I love you too." ”
I have to say that the relationship between the 711 combination is too good, when the Nets were first preparing for the rise, Irving and Durant were the most critical players, in the summer of 2019, Durant joined the Nets from the Warriors, when he was seriously injured, he had announced the reimbursement for next season, even so the Nets still believed in the seriously injured Durant. Irving, who was depressed in the Celtics, also left Boston and joined Durant and Jordan Jr. to the Nets, which did not attract much attention at the time, thus forming the 1.0 era of the Big Three.
Later Harden and others walked up, the only constant is the 711 combination, even if Durant has injuries, Irving once did not play and could not participate in the home game, the flow of personnel during the period, and the core of the Nets has not changed, that is, the 711 combination of Irving and Durant, they supported the Nets with the goal of impacting the championship.
Therefore, the way Tsai Chongxin's boss did it at that time was very correct, taking durant who was seriously injured and Irving who urgently needed to prove himself, this is the key to the rise of the Nets, and it is also the hope of the team to impact the championship. Later in the season, the state and on-the-spot performance of the 711 group are obvious to all, whether it is the final stage of the playoffs or the playoffs, they have proved themselves that they can still stand up at key moments, which is very critical for the Nets to impact the target.
The next opponent of the Nets is the Celtics, the two teams have met in the first round of the playoffs for 2 consecutive seasons, and today's post-game including Durant, Brown and Nash have said that the series against the Greenshirts will not be easy, and the opponent is the second place in the East with a double probe combination, so whether the Nets can stage the "Black Seven Miracle" is worth looking forward to.