On April 24, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued to unfold, and the Nets returned home to meet the Celtics, falling behind 0-2 after the first two games. The Nets are in trouble, and only by winning today's game will they have a chance to retain the suspense of the series. But the Nets took the initiative at the beginning, but the Celtics quickly responded, at one point taking a 12-point lead, but Brown played well, leading the team to narrow the point gap, and trailing by 3 points after halftime.
In this game, the Nets Simons is still absent, and the Celtics side williams are back. After the game began, the Nets played very actively, and Brown became a Surprise soldier, leading the team to a 12-5 lead. But the good times did not last long, the Celtics reversed the score with a wave of 8-0 attack, after which the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the score also alternated to lead. But Celtic Smart hit a three-pointer and began to take the initiative on the court, and after the first quarter, the Celtics led the Nets 30-25.
The Nets' offense began in the doldrums in the second quarter, with Pregart hitting a three-pointer and Williams hitting a dunk in the air, giving the Celtics a 39-27 lead. During this time, the Nets were completely confused, but fortunately, Brown stepped forward again, and in the case of Durant and Irving's poor form, he carried the team and led the team to close the point difference. The Celtics still maintained the lead after adjustments, but Durant hit from mid-range in the last minute, Clarkston inside the line dunk, Mills hit outside, the point difference narrowed to 1 point, Smart finally scored a layup, and the Celtics led 53-50 after halftime.
After half-time, the Celtics' restrictions on Durant and Irving are still very good, Durant is very difficult to catch the ball, play very the court, and are a little tired. He played 22 minutes in the first half and had seven points and five rebounds; Irving played 23 minutes with 10 points and five assists. Fortunately, this time, Brown and Clarkston became the wizards, of which Brown scored 16 points in the first half, and Clarkston came up on the bench to get 10 points, successfully helping the team narrow the point gap.