On April 21, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued to play, and in the first quarter of the game, Tatum's hand was not good, he shot 0 of 5, 1 of 0 three-pointers, and only scored two points with free throws. In the second quarter, Tatum shot 2-of-3, the feel recovered slightly, and throughout the first half, since Tatum only scored 7 points, the Celtics also trailed the Nets 55-65.
According to statistics, all five shots in the first quarter failed to hit and equaled Tatum's worst single-quarter record in the playoff career, with Tatum shooting 0-of-4 when Bruce Brown was in charge.
Therefore, seeing Nash's platooning in this game, former NBA player and commentator Perkins also commented: "Nash has finally made a difference." The first quarter with Brown defending Tatum and Durant defending Horford, such a tweak is huge, and by the way, it's the best first quarter I've seen in the Nets defense this season."
In addition, Nets reporter Chris Milholen updated a statistic that the Nets are avoiding a 0-2 trail, and the last time the Nets fell behind 0-2 was in the first round of the 2015 series against the Atlanta Hawks (the Nets lost 2-4 to the Hawks).
You know, in Irving's career first-round series, there are a total of 5 wins and 0 losses, while Durant is 9 wins and 1 loss. So, in today's game, the Nets were full of energy, leading the Celtics by double digits.