From an ornamental point of view, the first game of the Celtics and the Nets was directly full.
This is a rare "grudge game" in the first round of the showdown. Irving's foot on the Celtic floor logo has not passed, plus last season, the Celtics were the only team to face the Big Three form of the Nets throughout the series and were eliminated, personal grievances and team conflicts, fans on both teams are very much looking forward to a high score.
Specific to the game, Irving still maintained a consistent gorgeous tone against the Celtics' iron-blooded defense, but the hero's ending was often not perfect.
Celtics Durant's research
The tone of the game was that the Celtics faced at least one combination of 711, limited at least one, and extended the iron defense throughout the game.
Every time Durant holds the ball, the Celtics defenders first use their bodies to resist, this way of restricting the starting force is obviously very effective, sweeping back and forth, upper body confrontation, high frequency movement and assist defense, in order to limit Durant, the Celtics took out 18 weapons. Of course, the effect is also very obvious: Durant is rarely abnormal, scoring only 9 goals in 24 shots.
With Durant's height and basketball talent, as long as the space is given, it is fully equipped with the ability to pluck a jump shot to punish the opposing defender after one or two dribbles, and this indiscriminate dislocation also caused the remaining 29 teams in the league a headache.
But before and after the Achilles tendon injury, there are still subtle differences between the Warriors and the Nets' Durant: the Thunder, the Warriors, more athleticism, more able to use speed to get rid of. After arriving at the Nets, the focus of the offense shifted more to shooting, which is commonly known as "standing stick singles" by fans.
This style of play, the Celtics have to open up and limit, that is, directly from the ability to move and get rid of the defense is the best choice. "Sticking to fight" like a plaster is the first choice to limit Durant.
When will the Nets small lineup be closed?
In terms of platooning, Nash's dispatch may have made Nets fans frown again.
In the playoffs, the field is still the "three small lineups" mode of the regular season, and even 4 guard-height players plus Durant are on the field. This size, facing the Celtics, not only is Tatum's defense very passive, the basket area is wide like the sea, Horford faces a defender who is less than 2 meters tall, and directly scores a super inside data of 20 points and 15 rebounds.
In this game, the Celtics and Nets scored 56-32 inside, and the Celtics scored 24 more points. In the rebounds in the frontcourt, it was a 14:5 gap. The live camera was given to Chuang Shen and Aldridge many times.
The disadvantages are all under the basket, so why doesn't Nash dare to use the inside line?
The Celtics' high-speed offensive and defensive conversion just poked at the Nets' soft underbelly, as long as they grabbed the rebound and got the opportunity to push the conversion offense, Zhuang Shen could only run behind, 18 minutes, only grabbed 4 rebounds, and the regular season rebounding king Fan was completely inconsistent.
Unable to keep up with the problem of offensive and defensive conversion, Zhuang Shen and Aldridge also exist. 2 interior lines whose speed cannot keep up with the rhythm, stay on the field for a long time, the scene will only develop in a more passive direction.
Durant is limited, Irving must give his full strength to lead the team, and the side effect is also very obvious, that is, there must be room on the defensive end, which also leads to the Nets' defense that is not strong enough to be further seized by the Celtics.
After being quite passively defended in this game, Durant and the Nets must have to undergo some adjustments, Simmons was photographed on the training ground, and whether he can return in the first round is still unknown. The game of this series has only just begun.