On April 20, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. According to the schedule, the Celtics will play the Nets for Round 2 tomorrow. In the first leg, the Green Army won the series with Tatum's deadlock and a 115-114 win over the Nets.
Earlier today, both sides released their latest injury reports. On the Celtic side, Robert Williams continues to miss G2 due to injury, and the Green Army is all healthy except for him. On the Nets side, Simmons and Joe Harris will miss series G2, and everyone else can play.
When Simmons will return is the Nets' biggest concern at the moment. According to manager Nash, Simmons' condition is going well, he has been allowed to participate in confrontational training, and yesterday he conducted 4V4 confrontational training. Nash said: "Yesterday was his first day of confrontational training, he played with his teammates and we will watch his physical reaction to decide what the next plan is, to see if he can run, cut, grab rebounds, defend, the process is just beginning. ”
Speaking about whether Bensi will play in the G3 game, Nash said: "I can't say anything about it because I'm not sure how he's going to get through these weeks and we have to take into account the fact that he's been out for 9 months, not just 6 weeks, it's a very special situation, it's not a linear recovery like injuries in other seasons. ”
Durant also revealed Simmons' recovery in the interview, saying: "I didn't see him playing against anyone, but I heard good news about him, any time, when a certain injured person can return to training with the team training team, this is what I expected to see, I didn't hear that he suffered any setbacks, so he may be doing well, let's wait and see." ”
In addition, Kristian Winfield revealed Simmons' training. After today's team training, Simmons practiced individually under the guidance of Nets player development coach Korver. Korver trained Simmons in shooting, and Simmons also did a series of dribbling and turn jump shooting practices.
On the side of Robert Williams of the Green Army, coach Uduka said: "His recovery is progressing well. His knee injury is getting a little better every day, and if he can surprise the team and come back early, it would be great! It is worth mentioning that in the recent training photos of the Green Army, Lowe has been with the team, and he also participated in the team's DPOY celebration ceremony for Smart yesterday, so it may not be far from The time for Lowe's comeback.