In a focus battle in the first round of the Eastern Conference, the Nets, who played away, with a three-point lead in the last minute, were finally reversed by the Green Army and failed to stage a upset in the first game of the series.
Throughout the game, only the words "wonderful" and "regret" can be used to describe this peak showdown, and the wonderful thing is that the two teams have played their respective "team basketball" and "individual basketball" to the extreme in the game.
Unfortunately, the Nets have a large number of opportunities to complete the upset at key moments, if Durant did not leak in the defensive end of the last moment, Nash did not put the Green Army to score 2 points in the penultimate round, then the Nets will most likely complete the upset.
In the face of such a regrettable game, after the game, Durant took the initiative to reflect and declare war on G2 against the Green Army in advance, Irving exploded in a row, nash publicly responded to being killed, praising Tatum for being smart.
The first is Durant, who did not perform well in this game, in the whole game, Durant played 41 minutes, 9 of 24 shots, had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and made 6 turnovers.
As a strong contender for the first man in the league and the absolute core of the Nets, Durant handed over such a performance, and the Nets naturally had a hard time winning the game.
Of course, I also have to admire the efforts of the Green Army coaching staff and players, and carry out targeted defensive deployments for Durant, constantly consuming Durant's physical strength through wheel war-style physical confrontation, thus affecting his efficiency.
After the game, Durant also praised the Green Army's strategy and took the initiative to reflect, pointing out that the Green Army's defense has begun from the time they receive the ball, and their defense has done a very good job, constantly increasing the difficulty of their own catches through the bag and circumference.
Durant admits that such a strategy makes him a little anxious, becomes a little hasty, and the choice of shot is too sloppy, and he will make his steps more solid.
Durant then talked about the tsunami of boos from the Green Army fans, KD said that he did not pay attention to this at all, I believe Irving is the same, his energy has never come from the fans booing, but from self-motivation.
After responding to this topic, Durant still can't hide the loss of missing a good game, admitting that he wants to turn the page, but this loss makes him feel stinging.
Durant then declared his war on the Green Army, bluntly saying that it was a series, the team still had a chance to win on the road, and he would face up to the loss of this game and then prepare for G2.
Although Durant supported Irving and believed that the latter would not be affected by the fans, this was not the case, and after the game, Irving and the Green Army fans continued to clash, and Irving broke out one after another.
During the game, Irving directly gave the middle finger to the fans on the sidelines of a serve and made a crying action to provoke the fans.
In the post-match interview, Owen also responded to this move, saying that he heard some insulting words, but he did not think that these would make him feel hostile.
Irving has since explained why he made this gesture, because the outside world believes that the Nets are a humble team that can only play Sven's basketball.
But I want everyone to know that this TM is the playoffs, and as an opponent you have to accept our behavior, and this is what the playoffs should look like.
After the interview, Irving met the Green Army fans again in the players' tunnel, and the two once again exploded into each other's foul language.
Compared with Durant's remorse and Irving's excitement, Nash appeared very calm, and publicly responded to the kill after the game, and analyzed the kill in detail.
Nash said the Green Army didn't call a timeout, but directly launched an offense, and his own players resisted the first wave of offense, and then Brown found Smart, and the Nets also found out.
But Smart still seized the opportunity and passed the ball to Tatum, who made a clever cut.