On April 21, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs, the Celtics played against the Nets. In the first quarter, the Nets led by 9 points, Bruce Brown scored 12 points to become the Wizards, and in the second quarter, the Nets led by up to 17 points, and the Celtics played 8-0 to chase points, and the Halftime Nets led by 10 points.
In this game, the Nets are trying to win on the road, and Durant and Irving are still key. After the start of the first quarter, Bruce Brown played well, scoring nine consecutive points, leading the team to a 9-0 start, Horford chased points, Durant hit consecutive free throws, and the Nets opened the point difference to lead by 14 points. Grant Williams became the Celtics' surpriser, hitting three consecutive points to score eight points and lead the team to a 24-33 9-point gap, Durant 10 points and Bruce Brown 12 points in the single quarter.
In the second quarter, Grant Williams scored another three-pointer, Irving hit two points, Theis chased two points, Dragic hit two points, Cescuri hit a three-pointer, Theis scored again, Bruce Brown dunked, Irving scored easily, and the Nets led by 14 points 45-31. After the timeout, Smart made two fouls and one shot, the Celtics got the rebound in front of the court, Smart hit a three-pointer, the Nets attacked and did not score, Smart scored again, scored 6 consecutive points, and stopped the Nets.
After another timeout, Drummond scored from the basket, Sescuiri caused Horford to interfere with the ball, Gwe made two free throws, Dragic hit consecutive hits, and the Nets once again led by 14 points. Horford scored 2+1, Dragic scored four more points in a row, and 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Jaylen Brown hit two-point shots, Theis hit two free throws, Durant hit a three-pointer and the Nets led by 15 points.
The Celtics made a mistake, Durant scored again, with a 17-point difference, Horford hit a three-pointer, Tatum counter-attacked and scored, 1 of 7, and finally scored in the athletic battle. The Nets didn't go on offense, Tatum hit a three-pointer to make it 8-0, Dragic scored another three-pointer to score 16 points, and Brown chased the points again, giving the Nets a 10-point lead 65-55 at halftime. Durant scored 15 points and Dragic scored 16 to become the Wizards.