In the midst of all the attention, today the Nets and Celtics staged the first game of the series, and finally the Nets lost to the Celtics 114-115, and the retrospective game can be full of excitement, representing the highest level of this year's first round of playoffs! The two teams played in the first two quarters, and by the third quarter the Celtics gradually widened the point gap and entered the final quarter with a double-digit lead.
Irving scored 18 points in the final quarter, instantly extinguishing the Green Army's lead. In the final 45 seconds of the game, the Nets also led by three points, Brown broke through the layup to score, then the Nets shot the iron, the final attack Celtics lost 1 point, Brown broke through to the basket to pass the ball to the outside smart, Smart shook the two defenders, and then broke through to the downside Tatum, who made a gorgeous turn and shook over Irving's defense, easily made a layup to complete the whistle kill.
And Durant's defensive state in the last moment caused a hot discussion, the Celtics last attack, and Tatum's opponent is Durant, but when Smart received the ball outside, Durant's defensive attention was attracted to the completion, and Tatum was leaked clean, which gave Tatum the opportunity to cut into the basket to catch the ball, when Durant reacted, he could only watch Tatum score the basketball, so this loss, Durant should bear the most important responsibility.
In addition to Some wonderful attacks and defenses in the third quarter, Durant's state at other times is almost a confused state, and the eye defense Tatum kill is only the epitome of this game. In contrast, Irving's veteran is very focused, 12 of 20 in the whole game, slashing 39 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals.
After the game, Durant also blamed himself for his performance, Durant said: "There are many factors in today's loss, I did not play my best performance, I was a little impatient in the game, some of my shots were too hasty. Too many turnovers result in opponents having plenty of quick-attack scoring opportunities. "Durant had as many as six turnovers in this game.
Durant also said that he needs to be more focused in the next game. It was only the first game in the series, and the Nets were still on track to win the series. This series will be very anxious, storytelling and extremely testing stars, and the winning side will not be very easy.