Beijing time on April 24, the NBA playoffs continue, today the Eastern Focus Nets sit at home to challenge the Celtics, after the Green Army has led the Nets 2-0, if the Nets lose again they will be very passive, this game is related to the trend of the entire series, but this battle Durant and Irving played very badly, and Tatum and Brown can always respond when facing the opponent's momentum, and finally the Green Army also defeated the Nets 109-103.
Looking at the whole game, Durant seems to have lost the desire to win, played without a little aggressiveness, low-level mistakes are also a lot, the whole game 11 shots 6 out of 16 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 mistakes of the data, the playoffs so far averaged only 22 points per game, three games sent 16 assists but 16 mistakes, very inefficient, now everyone knows why James was the first person before, right? Durant can't switch perfectly between offense and passing, and his ability to control the court is also limited, and now Durant estimates that after playing this round, his first-man position will not be guaranteed.
Durant played badly or understandable, after all, the Green Army's various defensive strategies are aimed at him, the Green Army would rather let Clarkston and Brown empty space layups than let Durant score easily, Tatum and Horford all kinds of oppressive defense against Durant, in this case, Irving should stand up to help Durant, but this campaign Irving totaled 17 shots to score 16 points, three games down the average of 21.6 points per game is also very general, Ramadan let Irving not have the physical ability to play an efficient performance.
Irving this player is always a demon, today after the game the US media posted the previous Irving remarks: "Before I thought I was the team's last shot first choice, and next season can finally let that guy execute", which means Durant, but look at this performance now, Durant is also not moving to put the main energy on basketball Irving. At a 3-0 draw in the series, there have been a total of 143 appearances in history, with the side behind the series 0-143.
That is to say, the Nets want to qualify is almost impossible, although the probability does not say everything, but this can also reflect the gap between the two sides, even if Simmons returns, I think the Nets can not escape the day, from the final period of the fourth quarter, the Nets' confidence is obviously insufficient, on the execution and pertinence, the Celtics are obviously a better team, they have been singles Seth Curry, Zhuang Shen these defensive loopholes, the offensive end resolutely pinch Durant.
Previously, Nash also said that he had found a crack plan to pinch Durant, but as far as this game was concerned, there was no way, if the Nets were eliminated in the first round of the series, then it is estimated that Nash will have to back the pot, he is not a back pot, the team lineup is not bad, with the league's top star Durant, the result is like this, it should be called the time of suspension, people can not understand, the key today he enabled Griffin but did not use Ader.
During the regular season, Ade averaged 13 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and shot 55 percent from the field, and while Ade may not be able to keep up with his opponent's small lineup, his offense is more stable, and in the current situation, it may be the only way to shoot, but to this day Nash has not used Ade. Griffin came on to play five for the team, to change the rhythm of the opponent's game, isn't that more than worth the loss?
Tatum scored 39 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals in this game, and he has become the third player in playoff history to play such a performance, the previous two are Warriors star Rick Barry has Michael Jordan, Tatum averaged 29.7 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists and 2.3 steals per game in three games, shooting 43% from the field, Durant averaged 22 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 36.5%, the difference is not a star and a half.
Durant talked about the loss in an interview after the game, he said: "We didn't make the right judgment in the game, our performance was too bad, I know what the current situation means, we are 0-3 behind, the big score now has everything, their players have more physical advantages than us", listening to it is also quite frustrating, there is no rhetoric after the game, it is estimated that the mentality has collapsed. Hopefully, Simmons' return to the Nets is a bit of a pick-me-up, but when it comes to that, what do you want to say about the two teams? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.