Nets 0-3 Celtics
The Brooklyn Nets, who returned home, still failed to resist the footsteps of the Celtics, Irving and Durant were as depressed as ever, role players such as Brown and Clarkston stepped forward, and Griffin also rarely got the opportunity to show value on the court, but in the end could not resist the young and vigorous Green Army double probe flower. At 103-109, the Nets lost another playoff game, trailing the Celtics 3-0 in the series, which basically announced that their playoff journey was coming to an end in the first round.
Durant's slump, presumably something no one expected, three consecutive poor personal performances, became the key to the Nets' losses. As for Irving, his performance also did not live up to expectations. However, after the game, Nash continued to defend Owen Durant as always, explaining the reason for their downturn.
10 goals in 2 games
In such a crucial battle, Durant played 46 minutes, but only 11 shots, 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, as well as 5 turnovers, and did not make a single shot in the last eleven minutes. As for Irving, he had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, 6 of 17 shooting, and 0 of 7 three-pointers. The Nets were able to save the suspense for the rest, thanks to that group of role players, Brown blasted a team-high 26 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Mills and Curry Jr. combined to hit 6 three-pointers, and Clarkston also had 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Of course, there was also Griffin, who was activated by Nash at the end of the third quarter, played 7 minutes and 52 seconds, hit 2 three-pointers, had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 block, and made 2 scrambles, but such a player, the first two games of the series, did not play a minute. And Aldridge, the height advantage is obvious, and there is a stable mid-range jumper, but so far in the playoffs, it is really puzzling that he has not played a minute. I have to say that if the Nets stop in the first round of the playoffs, then Nash will not be far away.
In the past two games, Durant has only scored 10 goals and made 11 turnovers. Parkinson said bluntly on social media, don't ask Durant what's wrong, he just can't beat the Celtics. As for Pierce, he said it even more unceremoniously: Tatum is overtaking Durant. In this game, Tatum blasted down 39 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals.
Nash defended Doueu
In a post-game interview, Nash confessed to being disappointed, and we lost badly in terms of turnovers and offensive rebounds and fast-break scoring. However, when it comes to the performance of Irving and Durant, Nash responded that Irving is now fasting in Ramadan, and after Durant's comeback, they must be tired after playing more than forty minutes in each game for five or six weeks. It is worth mentioning that Celtics' Jaylen Brown is also fasting, but he shot 9 of 16 in this game, with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
Speaking later that Durant only had 11 shots, Nash went on to argue that Durant shot less because he wanted to lead his teammates and he was trying to play the right way. However, Griffin was very dissatisfied with the performance of the team, and said bluntly after the game: we are not a cohesive team, there is no correct mental state, we have failed this result, but the series is not over. It has to be said that griffin's competitive spirit is exactly what this Nets lack. I still remember last season's playoffs, Griffin fell to the ground again and again to grab the ball, reminding us of the saying: he was once a star picker in the sky, but now he is rolling in the mud.