On April 22, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. Yesterday, the Nets and Celtics met in the second leg of the series, and in the end, the Nets lost to the Green Army 107:114 with a 17-point lead, and the series trailed their opponents 0:2.
The Nets played badly, and the star of the home, Durant, was naturally to blame. In yesterday's game, Durant played a total of 41 minutes, only 4 of 17 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, 18 of 20 free throws, a total of 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and 6 turnovers, and Durant was blocked twice and was robbed many times, plus or minus -10 team-low! If you count the first leg of the two teams, Durant's shooting in these two games is 13 of 41, which is very inefficient.
Earlier today, the U.S. media counted the alignment data of Tatum and the Green Army's star Tatum. When Tatum was defending Durant, Durant shot only 2-of-13 from the field, including 0-of-3 from three-point range, and even counting the free throws, he scored 8 points, and Durant didn't have any assists, but instead made as many as seven turnovers. In addition, Durant was twice blocked by Tatum,000 of all the matchups, and Tatum only had one shot foul against Durant.
It has to be said that in the two current matches, Durant is completely suppressed by Tatum. In the first leg, Tatum had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and staged a whistle-blowing kill in the final moments. In yesterday's game, although Tatum only shot 5-of-16, he picked up 6 rebounds and delivered as many as 10 assists, and scored 7 consecutive points at key moments in the final quarter to kill the suspense of the game.
Durant said in an interview about his poor performance: Durant said: "The Celtics have done a good job of stopping me from scoring and restricting my shooting. They'd have two or three men defending me or putting people on my break path. They did a great job with my wallet and I had to fix that. ”
According to the schedule, the third leg of the two teams will be played this Sunday, when the Nets will return to play at home.