NBA playoff games continue, the Celtics against the Nets game began, the current two teams of big scores to 3:0, the Celtics lead, such a score is also let many fans did not expect, today's game for the Nets is a life and death battle, lose the game will directly end the season's journey, if you win, you can also go to fight the next game, previously expected to come back Simmons because of injury return will not be eligible for this game, the Nets started: Irving, Curry, Brown, Durant, Drummond.
The Celtics played very well in this round of the series, especially the star Tatum, played very efficiently, the team as a whole played much better than the Nets, the Celtics started: Tatum, Horford, Thesis, Brown, Smart, the Nets can not win in this game, Durant Irving's play is crucial, G2G3 games Irving and Durant play is very sluggish, the play of the two in this game is also the focus of fan attention.
After the start of the first quarter, the Nets' offensive end was not in very good shape, the team's first 5 shots only hit 1 goal, Jaylen Brown first threw the shot, and then the middle shot also had, Durant's mid-range shot helped the Nets break the scoring drought, Tatum made two fouls, Horford turned over and hooked the hand, the Celtics made an 8-2 start, Cescurry's three-point shot helped the Nets stop the bleeding, and for the Nets, Sescuiri only played 2 minutes and committed 3 fouls. Tatum scored seven straight points to help the Nets tie the score, Horford responded with three-pointers, Durant made two fouls in 5 minutes, and the game went into a timeout.
Timeout back Jaylen Brown made two foul shots, Derrick White threw in the box, Irving was hated, Derrick White threw a score and caused a foul, the Celtics extended the point difference to 10 points, Clarkston hit a layup to help the Nets break the scoring drought, Irving chased a three-point shot, Smart broke through the layup to score, and the Celtics maintained a lead in the score. Durant counter-attacked a dunk, Clarkston made a foul on the offensive end, but all six free throws were deflected, Derek White scored from the middle, Mills hit a three-pointer, Clarkston dunked and scored, and after the first quarter, the Celtics led the Nets 30:26. Durant scored 11 points on 4-of-7 and Irving 3 on 1-of-4 in the first quarter.