On April 18, Beijing time, the first round of the playoffs, the Nets lost to the Celtics 114-115 away from home, and were killed by the Green Army, and the big score was 0-1 temporarily behind the opponent.
In the final 12 seconds of the game, the Celtics played a very nice wave of teamwork. Brown broke through the encounter with the ball, and then passed the ball to Smart on the weak side, Tatum cut in the middle of the road, Smart sent the ball in time, Tatum faced Irving with a turn to the basket, staged a home kill!
After Tatum scored, the Celtics turned the world straight at home, and the entire Green Army surrounded Tatum to celebrate. The Nets, on the other hand, are dejected. The 35-year-old Dragic smashed the ball directly on the floor to vent his dissatisfaction. In this game, Dragic performed well. He played 26 minutes, shooting 6-of-11 and having 14 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
After the game, Dragic criticized the performance of the whole team. He said: "We made too many mistakes today, we made 13 mistakes in the first half. We didn't focus enough, and our weak side defenses didn't do well enough. We failed to concentrate. ”
Dragic's criticism is not without merit. In the whole game, the Nets had 16 turnovers, and Durant alone accounted for 6. The Celtics' last offense, KD was like a stake on the court, not actively running at all to help his teammates defend. In addition, Irving, who scored 39 points, was fighting with the Green Army home fans, and he was also a middle finger and a garbage talk, and there was a big problem with concentration.
This season, the 35-year-old Dragic was bought out by the Raptors and, with so many suitors, finally chose to join the Nets. Dragic's purpose is very clear, that is, he hopes to follow the Nets to win a championship. Today, the Nets have a bad start to the playoffs and are already behind 0-1. No wonder the veteran lost his temper on the pitch and criticized his teammates for their performance off the pitch.