On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs, the Nets played against the Celtics. Durant scored 11 points in the first quarter and the Nets trailed by four points 26-30. In the second quarter, Durant led the team to chase the points again, and the Nets went 8-0, but Gwey hit three consecutive points and the Celtics led by eight points at halftime. Tatum scored 12 points, Brown 10, double stars 22 points, and The Wizards Gwe hit three consecutive three-pointers to get 12 points.
In this game, the Nets did not have any way back, Durant and Irving led the team to play, and Simmons could not return. In the first quarter, the opening Celtics led 8-2, and Durant scored seven consecutive points to chase down 10 draws. Brown and White led the team on a 10-0 offensive run, with Mills, Durant and Clarkston chasing points, and the Nets trailed by four points 26-30 in the first quarter, with Durant scoring 11 points in the quarter.
In the second quarter, Dragic hit two points, Tatum was whistled for offensive fouls, personal fouls were made twice, Durant quickly returned to the court, Andescuri hit a mid-range shot to tie the score. Tatum's three-point shot, Cescuiri's two-pointer, Tatum's three-pointer can still hit, the Nets offense is not scored, Tatum faced Irving, hit the shot again, and scored 8 consecutive points, leading by 6 points.
Irving made two foul shots, Theth was a dunk, Jaylen Brown hit again, and the Celtics went 12-4 to take an eight-point lead. Durant hit the shot, Irving grabbed the rebound, but Durant pushed someone to foul, Smart's three-point shot, Durant hit a three-pointer, Irving broke through two points to fight back, chasing 41 to 45 only 4 points. The Celtics went on a straight break, and Cescuri hit a three-point shot to make it 8-0, a one-point drop.
After the timeout, Gervay hit a three-pointer, Durant hit a two-pointer, Jaylen Brown broke through the dunk, Gervay's three-point shot also scored, the Celtics opened up the point difference again, Clarkston scored and made a foul, but the free throw did not score, 7 penalties did not score, Jaylen Brown threw a shot, Durant made two foul shots, 20 points in the half, Gervay's three-pointers, became a Wizard, the Halftime Nets 50-58 trailed by 8 points, Durant scored 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting, Cescuri scored 10 points, and Nash on the sidelines still had a smile.