The Green Army is more than double probing flowers
Smart won the honor of best defensive player, and as a defender, it was indeed a great achievement. Today, Smart is not only a defensive fighter, but also a great organizer. In the first game of the first round of the playoffs, Tatum's last-minute whistle-blowing kill was a pass from Smart. The Celtics have a double probe, but they don't just have a double probe, which is the key to this team to get to where it is now. As for the Brooklyn Nets, they rely too heavily on Owen Durant.
The playoff stage is the stage of the superstars, and there is nothing wrong with this statement. However, superstars are all key moments to solve problems, and you can't let them carry the team forward for the whole game. If the Nets want to win this series, then in addition to Irving and Durant, there must be someone else to step up and solve the problem.
The Nets crashed in the final quarter
At the beginning of the first quarter, Bruce Brown stepped forward, throwing and adding three points, and making foul penalties, and one man scored nine consecutive points to set the tone for the Nets. Brown had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the quarter, Durant also had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and the Nets scored 33 points in a single quarter to successfully take a 9-point lead. After returning from the second quarter, Irving and Durant both shot 2-of-3 and combined to score 9 points, but Dragic on the bench exploded, scoring 13 points and 1 rebound in a single quarter to help the Nets score another 32 points.
With Dragic's help, the Brooklyn Nets led the Celtics by 10 points at the end of the first half. In the first quarter, there was Brown, in the second quarter there was Dragic, the Nets' role players stood up, so in the second half, it should be Irving and Durant's turn to take over the game! Unfortunately, after returning from the second half, Durant only had 6 points and 1 assist on 0-of-5 shooting, as well as 3 turnovers and 2 fouls, and Irving shot 0-of-3 for 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and the Celtics seized the opportunity to narrow the point difference to 5 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Nets completely collapsed, Irving only had 2 points and 1 rebound on 1-of-4 shooting, Durant only had 2 points and 1 rebound on 5-of-0 shooting, relying on 6 free throws to get 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and the whole team only scored 17 points, which was unbearable. The Celtics scored 29 points to turn the Nets 114-107 and take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Owen Durant back pot
4-of-13 + 4-of-17! The Nets did not expect that Irving Durant became the key to the loss. That's right, in this game, Irving and Durant have to carry the pot. As the core of the team, the two failed to carry the team and became the team's drag bottle. In the whole game, Irving shot 4 of 13, only 10 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, which was unbearable, and the impact of Ramadan on him was indeed great. Durant shot 4 of 17, is 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, 4 goals to get 27 points, many fans ridicule, Durant to take Harden, but secretly left Harden's skill pack ah!
However, the Nets' role players played very well, Brown had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, garbage machine 18 points and 4 rebounds, and Curry Jr. also had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, which was the key to their 17-point lead at one point, but when it came to fighting bayonets, Irving and Durant found themselves forgetting. The Celtics scored as many as 7 in double figures, Jaylen 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Tatum 19 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, the performance was very average, but still that sentence, the Green Army more than a double probe flower.