114-115, the Nets in the first round of playoffs and Celtics G1, the team is very sorry to lose by 1 point, the Nets also suffered a black opening. The Nets didn't perform well in the first three quarters of this game, and the team was 15 points behind the Celtics, and the team was at a disadvantage. In the fourth quarter, the Nets, led by Irving, had a 17-2 attack that successfully overtook the score. In the subsequent confrontation with the Celtics, Irving hit the key ball many times, no matter what kind of defense he faced, he could not limit Irving's performance, in the final quarter, Irving had 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-9 shooting, and he could do everything on the court. Unfortunately, Irving scored 18 points in the final quarter, the team was still unable to win, the Celtics in the final moment with Tatum's layup, they successfully completed the whistle at home, after this battle, the Celtics also led the Nets in this series with a score of 1-0.
In this game, Irving can be described as trying his best, in the face of the Celtics' defense, Irving has no fear, he plays very confidently, shooting efficiency is also very high, in the key moments, he can always hit the shot to help the team. In the first three quarters, Irving has scored 21 points.
In the fourth quarter, Irving began his own performance, and when other players were not in good shape and the team was behind by a large margin, he stepped forward and hit two consecutive three-pointers from the outside to stop the Celtics. He then dribbled the ball continuously, taking advantage of the change in rhythm to get rid of the defenders, and then hit a difficult back-up jumper to help the team reverse the score. After the Celtics tied the score, Irving stepped forward again, and when he faced Smart's defense, Irving directly completed a dry three-point shot, and the ball hit the basket steadily.
The Nets used Irving's goal to widen the gap to three points. However, Irving did not get a shot, and the rest of the Nets did not play well. With 18 points in the final quarter, Irving still could not help the team win the game, and in the end, the Nets lost on the road and missed the opening.
Compared with Irving's excellent performance, Durant is a bit crotchy, his shooting efficiency is very low, in the first quarter, he only got 4 points on 1 of 6 shots, and in the second quarter, he got 3 points on 1 of 4 shots, and throughout the first half, Durant scored 7 points on 2 of 10 shots. On the playoff stage, Durant played such a performance at halftime, which is difficult to satisfy. In the third quarter, Durant made an adjustment, and he scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting in the quarter. However, this good state did not last long, in the final quarter, Durant's state returned to the first half, his shooting efficiency is not high, in terms of key balls, Durant did not grasp, and he also made mistakes. In the final quarter, Durant only had 5 points in the account and made 1 mistake.
Throughout the game, Durant played 41 minutes, shooting 9-of-24, and only had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists on 1-of-5 three-point shooting, and made six turnovers. As the league's top scorer, Durant used 24 shots to score only 23 points, and also made 6 mistakes, such a performance is very rare, the Nets lost this game, Durant needs to carry the pot.
Nash was under pressure after losing G1, and in most people's opinion, the Nets played the Celtics again in the first round, and the team had the hope of eliminating them in just 5 games, as they did last season. However, the Celtics have improved significantly this season, and Brown can play in the playoffs, and their overall strength is stronger than last season.
In the first game, we can see that the Celtics are not worse than the Nets, they have a lot of players who can attack, the defense is also very strong, and the Nets want to beat them in the series, it is very difficult. And after losing G1, Nash should also realize that they don't have the absolute strength to eliminate the Celtics, they want to qualify, the team needs to perform better. What kind of adjustment Nash will make next in the 0-1 situation is worth looking forward to.