On April 21, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. In today's Eastern Conference showdown, the Nets played Celtics away from home for Round 2 of the series. In the first leg of the meeting, the Nets were killed by Tatum, and the series trailed 0-1.
In today's game, Irving quickly hit a mid-range shot in the first quarter, but he performed mediocrely throughout the first quarter, with 2 points and 2 rebounds on 1-of-3 shooting. In the second quarter, Irving did not shoot much but felt good, shooting from both the basket and the mid-range shot, and had 4 points and 2 rebounds on 2-of-3 shooting in the single quarter. Although Irving only had six points in the first half, thanks to the excellent performance of teammates such as Dragic, the Nets led the Greens 65:55 in the first half.
Interestingly, in the middle of the first quarter, Irving was substituted and returned directly to the dressing room. Some media filmed that the Nets assistant coach pointed to the watch to prompt Irving for the time, which was the sunset time of local time, so Irving could eat to replenish energy. Owen then returned to the arena, food in his hand and eating on the sidelines.
After the start of the third quarter, Irving had no feel, all three shots in a single quarter were deflected, and the defensive end also committed consecutive fouls, scoring 2 points only by free throws. In the final quarter, the Nets' overall offensive end was blocked, and Irving made consecutive shots but only hit a mid-range shot. The defensive end was targeted by Jaylen Brown in a row, and the Nets suffered a 17-point reversal and lost!
In the end, the Nets lost 107:114 to the Green Army, and fell behind 0:2 in the series. In the whole game, Irving played 40 minutes, only 4 of 13 shots, including 0 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and a total of 10 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, plus or minus -9!
According to the schedule, the Nets will meet the Green Army in the third leg on April 24, and the Nets will sit at home.