On April 24, Beijing time, the third game of the Nets Celtics series, originally thought that Durant, who had played badly in the first two games, would usher in an outbreak after returning home, but KD still scored only 16 points in the whole game, especially only one shot in the last quarter, and the offensive end was almost invisible. In contrast, Tatum, the leader of the Green Army, slashed 39 points, 5 boards, 6 assists and 6 steals, becoming the third player in NBA history to get at least this string of data in the playoffs, comparable to Jordan and Rick Barry.
Until now, not only the Nets have been crushed by the Celtics 0-3, but even in the showdown between the stars, Durant can be said to have been suppressed by Tatum's attack and defense!
In three games, Tatum averaged 29.7 points per game and shot 42.9 percent from the field. Durant averaged just 22 points per game and shot a disastrous 36.5 percent from the field. In addition, Tatum averaged 8 assists, 2.3 steals and 1 block per game, while Durant's three statistics were 5.3 assists and 1 steal and 0.3 blocks, which was completely suppressed by the Otter Rabbit.
Looking at the direct alignment data of the two, according to the NBA official website, Durant has made a total of 15 shots against Tatum's defense in 3 games, but only hit 2 goals! Tatum is the Celtics' single-player durant's best player in the whole team, and KD is 4 of 8 against Smart, who has just won DPOY. Tatum, on the other hand, was 9-of-18 against Durant in three games, far outpacing his 42.9 percent shooting percentage in the series.
Yes, it is clear from these data that Tatum is the brightest star of both teams from this series to the present, and he has done better than Durant on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends!