The Nets lost again, and the series was already 0-2 behind. On the morning of April 21, Beijing time, a major game of the NBA Eastern Playoffs unfolded in Boston, and the first three quarters of the leading Nets collapsed in the decisive quarter, losing to the "Green Army" Celtics 107-114, which has been in an extremely unfavorable situation in this series. Nets big man Kyrie Ouwen, who had high hopes, was a big flop on the field, scoring 10 points in 40 minutes and giving his teammates only one assist, which is a superstar who does not deserve to start. In fact, Irving has been in constant condition throughout the season, and the powerful and star-studded Nets have only finished seventh in the regular season and have to play play in the playoffs, so that the first round of the playoffs will meet the strong Celtics, and Irving's "abnormal" performance is definitely one of the reasons.
In the first game of the series, the Nets were killed by Tatum, and this battle is not to be lost. Durant, Bruce Brown, and even Curry Jr., who had recently arrived, were still very hardworking, and the Nets were at most 17 points ahead of their opponents, and even by the end of the third quarter, they still led by five points. The Nets suddenly collapsed in the decider season, and the Celtics played a wave of 23-6, and the home team's point difference after the reversal has reached double digits. The Nets' shots at this stage kept hitting iron and making a lot of mistakes, and although they picked up in the last few minutes, it was too late. The big score was 0-2, and it failed to regain home advantage, even if the next game can return to New York, the prospects are already bad.
Durant didn't have a particularly good performance in this game, 27 points and five assists can only be regarded as a decent thing for him, but the biggest reason for the Nets to lose the game is that kyrie Irving, who is also a superstar, is not short, more than 40 minutes, the number of shots is not more than 13 times, only 4 hits, there is not a single 3-pointer, and then the free throws get 2 points, a total of only 10 points into the account. As the core player of the offensive organization, Irving's assist number is a pitiful one, which is simply unbearable. It should be said that the Nets have lost consecutively, and Irving has a lot of responsibility.
A day earlier, the NBA league had decided to impose additional penalties on Irving, fining him $50,000. That's because in the first series between the two teams, Irving repeatedly used inappropriate gestures, movements and language to Celtic home fans, including the middle finger, crying, scolding the fans, and exploding in post-game interviews.
In this game, Irving was replaced at the end of the first quarter, and he went straight back to the dressing room to get some fruit and food, including bananas, because he had been hungry before the game. In Boston, the day had just darkened, and the assistant coach quickly prompted Owen to eat and replenish his energy. However, this scientific dietary rule certainly cannot bring Irving normal energy and ensure that he can have good physical condition to play.
No one else could blame him, because it was Ramadan and Owen could only eat after sunset. For the player's personal religious beliefs, it is true that others can not say much, even radical fans can only evaluate him as a strange thing in the Nets, can not have other language, for fear of causing controversy. However, the team is pointing to you to attack the city, but it can't play its role, it can only blame you, use you to "back the pot", it is no wonder to the fans.
In fact, since entering this season, in addition to Durant's injury suspension for a period of time, coupled with Harden's departure, and then the nets' strength caused by Irving's non-injury reasons has been greatly damaged, the number of games in the "Big Three" combination is very limited, the so-called superstar lineup is nominal, and Irving's responsibility is very large. During the regular season for a long time or most of the time, because Irving refused to be vaccinated and did not meet the league's relevant epidemic prevention regulations, he could not play, and although he was able to play away from home, he still could not play at home because of the strict epidemic prevention regulations in New York. After that, the home team can also participate, but there are few games left. And in the period of time when there is no ball to play but to rest, Irving did not focus on the movement of his team or in practice, as a public figure, he constantly published some views and comments on social platforms that had nothing to do with basketball, and was about to become a social activist, criticized by fans many times, and some fans have accused the team and club of being too conniving with him, and expressed a pessimistic attitude towards the team's prospects.
0-2, whether the passive Nets can reinvigorate in the later games and achieve a big reversal, Irving is a very uncertain factor, if he and the club do not make corresponding adjustments, the first round of the playoffs is inevitable.
Text/Beiqing Sports Liu Ailin