NBA playoffs, Nets and Celtics series G1, facing last year's defeat, the Nets fell behind this time, Tatum showed superstar style in the last moment, not only defended Durant's three points, but also completed the basket at the last minute. The Nets are 0-1 behind in the series, and the Us media predicts that the probability of promotion predicted by the US media federalieight is only 11%, which is already in jeopardy. 0 points + 8 points + 9 points, the Nets are happy early, 2 for 5 transactions failed, it is a pity to replace Harden
Although the game only lost 1 point, the Nets exposed a number of problems, the most serious of which were rebounding, defense and turnovers.
The Nets only got 29 rebounds, a very low number, and the Celtics grabbed 43 rebounds, meaning they had 14 more possessions than the Nets. Clarkston grabbed eight rebounds, and the others had five at most. Horford of the Celtics has 15 rebounds per person, half the nets' total rebounds. Zhuang Shen, the former rebounding king, played 17 minutes, got 8 points and 4 rebounds, he was not effective when he was on the court, losing 2 mistakes and 4 fouls, which was the time period when the Nets lost the most points.
Defensively, the Nets let the Green Army 4 score 20, the original Green Army's attack was basically driven by double probe flowers, and now it has become a multi-point blossom. With 20 assists and 16 turnovers, the Nets scored high, but basically single-handedly, and if it weren't for Irving's superhumanism today, the Nets wouldn't have had a chance to play until the last second to lose.
Originally, in Harden's 2-for-5 deal, the 3 new signings who were pinned high hopes on them all performed disappointingly. In the regular season, fans felt that Zhuang Shen could strengthen the Nets' rebounding, Curry Jr. could fill The Gap for Joha, simmons couldn't shoot, but the big picture and defense were OK.
The result is that the Nets and fans are happy early, Simmons has not shown signs of returning until the playoffs, so far, his score for the Nets is still 0, can not play, no matter how strong the ability is useless. Zhuang Shen mentioned earlier that he only had 8 points and 4 rebounds, and Curry Jr., who shot 3 of 7 in 30 minutes, had 9 points and 6 assists, he did not get the expected points, and also sent 4 fouls, becoming one of the Nets' defensive loopholes.
So look at the performance of the fans who changed back, the Nets are not regretting replacing Harden. The playoff stage is for superstars, and role players are so good in the regular season that they show up in the playoffs. Harden made his playoff debut for the 76ers, easily scoring 22 points, five rebounds and 14 assists, and only one turnover. With Embiid scoring just 19 points, the 76ers still win, which shows harden's value.
Don't forget, when the Nets easily eliminated the Celtics 4-1 last season, it was also because of Harden, who scored 20+ in all 5 games, had 40 points and 10 assists in 1 game, and 1 game with 34 points and triple-doubles. Harden easily cracked the Celtics' defense and covered up many of the Nets' problems.
Now, the Nets can only expect Simmons to return as soon as possible, at least the Nets can have multiple possession points and defensive points. Of course, nearly 1 year has not played, it is likely that Simmons is only negative, not everyone is Durant, how long the injury can maintain the state. If the Nets can't pass the first round this year, it's really time to reflect on their attitude toward Harden, which led to the latter leaving the team.