Beijing time on April 18, this morning, the Nets and Celtics G1 came to an end, the away game of the Nets originally held a good situation, less than a minute before the end of the game also led the opponent by 3 points, originally thought they would eventually win a victory on the road, did not expect the final plot reversal, Tatum completed the ultimate kill, the Celtics to 115-114 to win the opening red. The Nets' loss also brought out two major sinners, the first of whom was Durant. Durant's state in this scene is a disaster, without the style of the former God of Death.
After the whole game, he played 41 minutes, 9 of 24, got 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, 1 of 5 on the three-point line, while feeling cold in the hand, Durant also had the highest 6 turnovers of the game, the defense leaked in the last quarter, directly burying the team's good game; the second biggest sinner was Nash, less than a minute before the end of the game, 3 points ahead of the opponent, did not fully arrange defensive tactics, but let the Celtics easily score 2 points, indirectly leading to the occurrence of "tragedy", in addition, Durant was obviously physically weak, but also let him play for 41 minutes.
As we all know, although Durant's scoring ability has exploded and his defense is good, if he plays too much, his physical fitness will be obviously insufficient, and the offensive and defensive effects will be poor, since entering the league, this shortcoming has never been solved, and last year's series with the Bucks and today's game have been vividly displayed. Facing the Celtics' "death defense", Durant played disorganized and completely lost the crosshairs, not to mention that he was 33 years old. Instead, the Celtics' three main players are all young.
In particular, Tatum, with height, speed, and strong athleticism, although the technology is not as comprehensive as Durant, but Tatum, who is growing at a high speed, is no longer the young man who was afraid of Durant. In this game, Tatum showed the true color of the star, bombed down 31 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and comprehensively crushed the God of Death in the data, and the final attack directly took away the game. After the game, Tatum also made his opinion for the first time, saying: "We are all proud of defending, we have the best defensive players in the league. ”
Although it is only a short 24 words, Durant can not refute it, the Celtics' defense is indeed much better than the Nets, and Durant's defense is still defensively distracted at key moments. This also shows that Tatum has not lived under Durant's shadow, Smart was selected as the best defensive player, in addition, Jaylen Brown sent 4 steals in this game, and his own defensive ability is also good, Durant no matter how god, want to break through such layers of defense, at least not so easy. What's more, the Celtics' offense is very fierce, which is why they can reach the top two in the East from the weak brigade at the beginning of the season, and the Nets' defense is weak under their strong offensive firepower.