On April 21, Beijing time, the Nets lost 107-114 to the Green Army, and are currently 0-2 behind. Durant shot 13 of 40 in both games, and G2's second half was 0 of 10. It is reported that this is the most shot in Durant's career so far in the half. The overall defense of the Green Army made KD taste bitter, and his biggest bitter lord was Tatum, the number one core of the Green Army!
Tatum didn't feel good about himself today, but he still made a huge contribution to the team, contributing 19 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, and he once again let Durant turn off the fire! The data shows that after two games, Tatum is the player who has been staring at Durant for the longest time, he has accumulated 18 minutes and 39 seconds against Durant, Durant faced his defense, only 2 of 13 shots, shooting as low as 15.4%!
In fact, Tatum defended Durant well in the two meetings in the regular season. In those two games, Durant shot 3 of 10 under his watch, which was also below average. In the playoffs, Tatum's defense made Durant even more uncomfortable!
After the game, Tatum talked about defending Durant in an interview. 'He's one of the most talented players we've ever met and we're sticking to the game plan and trying to make him play tough. In both games, Tatum repeatedly interfered with and even blocked Durant's shots, and when it comes to this, the youngster is modestly attributed to "good luck".
Speaking about his poor performance today, Durant said in an interview: "The Celtics have done a good job in preventing me from scoring and limiting my shooting. They always had two or three guys defending me or having people on my break line. They wrapped me around and they did a great job of that, and I had to fix that. ”
The G3 of the two teams will play separately at 7:30 a.m. Beijing time on April 24, and Durant, who has experienced two sluggish shooting games, can usher in an outbreak? The Nets have also been pushed to the brink of a cliff, and no team in history has ever been able to reverse the tide at 0-3, and G3 is the game they must strive to win.