The Brooklyn Nets, who lost consecutive away games in the playoffs, still failed to resist the footsteps of the Green Army when they returned to the home game, but the stars Durant and Irving were still in the slump as always, the role players of the lineup, Brown, Clarkston and others had to come forward, even Griffin also got a rare opportunity, but in the end it was still unable to withstand the attack of the young and energetic Celtics, and finally the Nets lost another playoff game with a score of 103-109, 0-3 behind the Celtics, At the same time, it also means that the Nets are basically going to stop in the first round of the playoffs.
Durant, the Nets' star, has performed so badly in three consecutive playoff games, which is probably unexpected by everyone, which is also an important factor in the Nets' loss. As for Irving's performance, it also failed to meet the team's expectations, but after the game, Nets coach Nash continued to defend the two core players, expressing the reasons for Durant and Irving's downturn.
In this key battle, Durant played 46 minutes in the whole game but only shot 11 times, achieved 16 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, but there were 5 turnovers, and Durant did not have a single shot in the last 11 minutes. Irving, however, scored 16 points, 3 Nets, and 9 assists, shooting 6-of-17 from the field and 7-of-7 from three-point range. The reason why the Nets can save the suspense of the game to the end can be said to be thanks to the team's group of role players, Brown cut the team's highest score of 26 points and 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Mills, Curry Jr. hit 6 three-pointers, and Clarkston also cut 13 points and 7 rebounds.
Griffin got a chance in the third quarter of the game, hit two 3-pointers in 7 minutes and 52 seconds, scored 8 points and 1 rebound, blocked and made two scrambles, bearing in mind that Griffin did not play in the first two playoff games. However, Durant has only scored 10 goals in the past two playoff games, and there have been 11 turnovers, to which Parkinson also said bluntly on social media, don't ask Durant what's wrong, he just can't beat the Celtics, Pierce is not polite to say that Tatum is surpassing Durant. In the third game, Tatum was a 39-pointer, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals.
Nash admitted in the post-game interview that he lost a mess in terms of turnovers and offensive rebounds and fast attacks, and when it came to durant and Irving's performance, Nash said that Irving is now on Ramadan fasting, and Durant has played more than 40 minutes in each game for five or six consecutive weeks after his comeback, and they must be tired. Nash justified Durant's only 11 shots, and Durant's lack of shots was because he wanted to lead his teammates and try to play the right way. But Griffin was very dissatisfied with the performance of the team, and bluntly said after the game that the Nets are not a cohesive team and do not have the right mental state, this result is a failure for us, but the series is not over.