On April 18, Beijing time, the NBA ushered in the second game day of the playoffs. The Eastern Conference showdown hit the big picture, with the Nets, who were promoted from the playoffs, challenging the Celtics on the road.
It is worth mentioning that this game is also a special moment for basketball star Irving to return to Boston. Before the game, Owen said on social media that he regretted what he did in Boston. Therefore, what kind of story will happen in this game is exciting.
Sure enough, the two sides showed a strong smell of gunpowder from the beginning of the game. Green Army fans don't seem to forget the harm Irving did to them, and Irving didn't develop the storyline according to his "script".
The two teams were caught in a tug-of-war in the first half, with the Greens relying on Tatum to maintain the lead and the Nets relying on Irving and Dragic to bite the score. At the end of the first half, the two teams were tied at 61.
Yi Bian fought again, and the shooting percentage of both teams dropped, but the Green Army still maintained its lead. Irving played the role of savior at this time, he played a super efficiency of 7 of 9 shooting (4 of 5 three points) in the final quarter, with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, helping the team reverse the score at one point, and finally hitting consecutive key goals.
It was this period of great performance that made Owen more and more inflated. He put up his "middle finger" to the Green Army fans, and waited on the sidelines for the sideline ball, making a "crying" gesture with his back to the Green Army fans, suspected of mocking the fans of his old club.
However, Irving, who scored a game-high 39 points, plus 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, did not laugh to the end. With the last 25.1 seconds left in the game, the Nets have one last chance to attack, when the score on the court is nets 114-Green Army 113, as long as they score the ball, the nets should be able to guarantee that the regular time of the game will not lose.
However, the fiery Irving dribble a few seconds later by Smart and Horford's bag, and in desperation, he passed the ball to Durant, who was waiting on the outside. With about 15 seconds left (running out of offensive time), the latter made a hasty shot against Tatum, but the ball smashed into the basket and failed to hit.
Howard took the rebound and handed the ball to Brown. Brown, on the other hand, attracted the bag and gave the ball to Smart, who was ambushed on the left, who dribbled the ball and continued to attract the bag, passing the ball cleverly to Tatum under the basket.
Finally, with just 0.6 seconds left, Tatum met the defender with a beautiful turn and hooked his hand and sent the ball steadily into the basket. Time ran out, the Green Army beat the Nets 115-114, and the defender standing in front of Tatum was the veteran Irving who had provoked Boston before!
After the game, Irving was taunted and insulted by the fans who were waiting there on the way back to the players' tunnel, telling him to "get out of the way". Owen choked back angrily, spitting out the fragrance of "suck my d*ck, b*tch".
After the game, the beaten Nets were immersed in a depressed mood. Durant was interviewed as a team representative. When asked about his performance in this game, Durant generously admitted: "I think the opponent will set up some defensive tactics to prevent me from receiving the ball, to be honest, I am a bit hasty, I have some balls in a hurry." 」 ”
Three days later, the two teams will be in the second game of the series, can the Nets steal a victory from Boston?