On April 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In today's East Focus battle, the Nets played the third leg of the series against the Celtics at home. As a result, the Nets lost again to their opponents 103:109, and fell behind 0:3 in the series!
In today's game, Irving played very badly, he played 43 minutes, but only 6 of 17 shots, including 7 of 0 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, a total of 16 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, as well as 2 turnovers and 5 fouls, plus-minus -3! In addition to scoring 39 points in the first game, Irving has only scored 26 points in his last two games!
There is no doubt that the situation is already very unfavorable for the Nets today, and there is no precedent in the history of the NBA to reverse the victory without falling behind 0:3. After the game, Irving was asked if they could win the title like they did in the 2016 Finals 1-3, to which Owen said: "Brother, the situation is different now. In the 2016 Finals, Irving's Cavaliers reversed the Warriors to win the championship after falling behind 1-3. But it is clear that the 1:3 and 0:3 situations are very different.
At the same time, the US media StatMuse dug up Irving's words of praise for Durant in an interview on October 2, 2020, when Owen said: "PartnerIng Durant is the first time in my career that when I look at my teammates, I can believe that he can score the ball I can score." ”
Durant's performance, however, disappointed him. Durant scored just 6-of-11 in today's game, and he scored four points on just one shot in the final quarter. According to statistics, in the past two games, Durant and Irving have scored 8 points in the G2 final quarter combined 1 of 9, and they have scored 6 points in the G3 final quarter combined 2 of 5, such a performance is difficult to match the pressure brought to the Nets by the Green Army double probe flower.
It is worth mentioning that after the game, Nash said that Irving's poor performance was due to fasting, but Irving denied this, saying: "I don't want to use this as an excuse for bad performance. I don't want to say anything about fasting, I just need to do better. You can put the blame on me because I need to do more and I have to take responsibility. ”
According to the schedule, the two teams will meet in the fourth leg of the series on April 26, and if the Nets lose again, Irving will be swept out by his old club!