On April 21, Beijing time, the second game of the first round of the series, the Celtics continued to sit at home to meet the Nets. In the first half, thanks to the excellent performance of Bruce Brown and Dragic, the Nets took a 10-point lead.
In the first quarter, Bruce Brown's performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends was impressive, starting with three-pointers, throws and layups to cover the Nets' first nine points, and then hit an open three-pointer in the bottom corner. On the defensive end, Brown's main defense Tatum worked very well, Tatum made all 5 shots in a single quarter, of which when Bruce Brown was in charge, Tatum shot 0 of 4. At the end of the first quarter, the Nets took a nine-point lead 33-24, Brown scored 12 points in the single quarter, and Durant scored 10 points.
Entering the second quarter, it became Dragic's performance time, the veteran felt hot, first turned to the basket to win, followed by four consecutive hits in the middle distance, and then hit the bottom corner three-pointer in the final moments of the half, and at the end of the half, the Nets held a 10-point advantage 65-55.
Throughout the first half, Brown contributed 14 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, 1 break and 1 cap of 5-of-8, while Dragic scored 16 points on 7-of-10, including 13 points in the second quarter, and 16 points was also the highest half-time score for players on both sides. no doubt. Brown and Dragic played the absolute wizarding role in the first half. Durant also delivered 15 points, three boards and three assists, while Irving scored just six points.