The Nets are regrouping
The Brooklyn Nets, seventh in the East, failed to do a miracle after all, and Tatum's last-minute whistle-blowing kill turned their entire effort into a bubble. Of course, Nets fans may feel that Durant did not play as he should, and the Nets still have room to improve, but Kyrie Irving can't come up with the first game of the series every game, which is also a reality. However, judging from the first game of the series, the nets' strength can indeed threaten the second-place Celtics in the East.
In this game, the two teams played each other again, still the home of the Boston Celtics, the regrouped Brooklyn Nets want to win, rebounding must be better protected, after all, in the last game, they grabbed 14 rebounds less than their opponents, 9 fewer offensive rebounds, and the result was that the number of shots was 11 times less.
At one point, he led by 17 points
In the first quarter, Tatum did not feel good, only 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 0-of-5 shooting, including 0-of-4 shooting against Brown's defense. The Nets limited Tatum, which naturally limited the Celtics. While Gervay hit two three-pointers on the bench to get 8 points and one block, the Celtics only scored 24 points, while the Brooklyn Nets easily blasted down 33 points to take a nine-point lead. Brown can be described as the greatest achievement, playing a small wave of 9-0 at the beginning of the game, with 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the single quarter, and Durant also had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
Irving only had 2 points and 2 rebounds, but after playing half a quarter, he was reminded by the assistant coach that it was already sunset, so Irving returned to the locker room to eat, which was a good replenishment of physical strength. After returning from the second quarter, the Nets once took a 17-point lead, and then Tatum gradually regained his touch, counterattacked the dunk, and chased the three points, one of them scored 5 points in a row, but Dragic also used color to help the Nets successfully stabilize the situation. This quarter Dragic became a surpriser with 6-of-8 shooting and 13 points and 1 rebound.
After replenishing his physical strength, Irving had 4 points and 2 rebounds on 2-of-2 shooting, and Durant scored 5 points on 2-of-3 shooting, although Durant and Irving did not exert their strength, but with the excellent performance of veteran Dragic, the Nets scored another 32 points in the single quarter, leading the Celtics by 10 points at the end of the half.
Owen hasn't made a difference yet
The Nets led by 17 points in the first half, and at the end of the half, they still led by 10 points, and the key to this advantage was not Durant's 15 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, not Brown's 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, nor 35-year-old veteran Dragic's 16 points and 2 rebounds, but rebounds. The Nets, whose last rebound was blown up, grabbed 19 rebounds in the first half of this game, while the Celtics only had 13 rebounds. It can be seen from here that the Nets have indeed shown a determination to win this game.
Irving has not yet made a force, teammates performed so well, he only had 6 shots in the first half, hit 3 goals, got 6 points and 4 rebounds, And Curry Jr. is 8 points and 2 assists, I believe that by the second half, Irving will be able to carry the team. On the Celtic side, Tatum did not feel good, only 7 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists on 2-of-8 shooting, and Brown had 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. Horford had 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Theth also had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Smart had 6 points and 4 assists, and Grant Williams on the bench had a team-high 13 points, 1 rebound and 1 block.