On April 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. According to the schedule, the Nets will host the Celtics at home today, the third leg of the series between the two sides. In the first two games, the Celtics saved their home court and took a 2-0 lead.
Before the start of the match, the two sides announced today's starting lineup, which are:
Celtics - Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Smart, Horford, Theis;
Nets - Durant, Irving, Seth Curry, Bruce Brown, Drummond.
Nets coach Nash spoke about why the team lost in the first two games, saying: "Defense is the reason we lost the first two games, we had to be prepared to adapt to different situations in today's game, we have to continue to keep our faith and stay united. ”
For the Nets, Simmons' comeback is undoubtedly the key to the series. Nash gave an update on this, saying: "Simmons had a 3-on-3 training session with his teammates earlier today and he didn't suffer any setbacks. If he feels okay, he could come back in game four. The key is whether Simmons is ready to play, it doesn't matter whether the big score is 3-0 or 2-1! ”
The Nets' side of Simmons returned today, but the Celtics waited for Robert Williams to return today. Before the game began, Green Army coach Uduka confirmed in an interview that Lowe would play in today's game, but would not start.
Uduka said: "He started from the bench and played about 20 minutes. He did very well in today's group confrontation, so we agreed to play for today's game. Technically he can play about 24 minutes, but we want to be cautious, so we let him play about 20 minutes at most. "With Lowe's comeback, the Green Army's interior defence will once again be secured.