On April 26, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. According to the schedule, the Celtics will challenge the Nets on the road today, and in the first three games of the series, the Celtics took a 3-0 lead. If they can win today, they will finish sweeping the Nets and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Before the start of the match, the two sides announced the starting lineup for today's match:
Celtics - Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Smart, Horford, Theis;
Nets - Durant, Irving, Bruce Brown, Seth Curry, Drummond.
In the last game, the Celtics ushered in the return of Robert Williams, who played 15 minutes and 34 seconds off the bench, shooting 1-of-1, with 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Commenting on Rowe's appearance today, Green Army coach Uduka said: "He is in good form, he has not suffered any setbacks, he will continue to play on the bench today, playing about 24 minutes or so. ”
Speaking about how to face the Nets' counterattack, Uduka said: "I reckon the Nets are going to play more aggressively today, they could erupt, so we're going to have a good start, we all know how quickly the game can reverse and change, don't try to give them any hope or motivation, we're going to continue to play to our strengths." ”
In the last game, Griffin got the chance to play, he had 8 points, 1 board and 1 block on 4-of-4 shooting in 8 minutes, and Nets coach Nash said: "I think Griffin can play his role, let's wait and see, I can't promise you anything, we'll see how the game goes." ”
Nash also talked about Simmons, who missed today's game and will not return to today's game, Nash said: "Simmons has suffered some of the injuries that are psychological problems, and I can't comment further on this. ”
The two teams also released the entrance photos of the players before the game. It can be seen that whether it is the Celtics who are leading one side or the Nets behind, the mood of both sides is very relaxed. On the Green Army's side, Tatum will undoubtedly be the focus of today's game, and he destroyed the Nets with 39 points in G3. On the Nets' side, durant's performance is particularly critical, and he scored only 16 points in the last game.