On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs ushered in a focus battle, the Nets hosted the Celtics, the Celtics won a 5-point advantage in the first quarter, Durant and Irving were in average form, the Celtics once led by 12 points, and the Nets chased only 3 points before the end of the half.
The green army and the nets are full of points to watch, both teams have a number of All-Star players, and are also the favorite team to win the championship. In the first two games, the Celtics won two consecutive games at home, but the difference was very small, the Nets were forced into a desperate situation after 0-2 behind, and returning to the home court could not be lost, and Durant, who had previously performed generally, urgently needed to find his form.
Celtics interior striker Rowe returned from the campaign, and both teams were regular starting lineups. Brown started well, taking the Nets' first seven points and leading 13-6 at one point. Tatum was in hot form, scoring consecutively, he scored 12 points in the first quarter, the two teams alternated leads, the Celtics played a wave of 7-0 to open the score, the first quarter Celtics led 30-25.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Nash sent a four-guard lineup, which was very strange, and the Celtics seized the opportunity to score four consecutive points, and the point difference soon reached 9 points to stop the Nets. Drummond scored on a layup after a timeout, And Rowe scored with a dunk to give the Celtics a 39-27 lead. Brown counter-attacked the dunk, the Nets chased 31-39, And Richard quickly returned the three-pointer, and Brown became the Nets' only trustworthy scorer, helping the Nets bite the score.
Brown scored on a layup, Clarkston scored on a layup and the Nets trailed to a 41-46 stop for the Celtics. Gervay scored a singles against Durant after a timeout, Durant did not perform well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Gervay hit a three-pointer, Clarkston scored consecutive inside scores to become a miracle, the Nets bit the score, Mills hit a three-pointer, and the Halftime Nets trailed 50-53.
Brown had 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in the half, becoming the Nets' top scorer, Durant and Irving were in average form, Durant had 7 points and 5 rebounds, Irving had 10 points and 5 assists on 4-of-11 shooting, and Clarkston had 10 points and 4 rebounds. On the Celtic side, Tatum had 12 points, three assists and three steals, Brown 8 points, Smart 8 points and Pritchard 10 points.