On April 26, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued, and the Celtics began their fourth game with the Nets. Simmons, who had previously decided to make a comeback at G4, will continue to hang the free card in this game due to a recurrence of a back injury, and did not appear on the Nets bench. After a four-quarter battle between the two teams, the Celtics beat the Nets 116-112 and swept the series 4-0.
Durant swept away the decline of the last game in this game, he had 36 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists on 13 of 31 of 31 and 10 of 11 free throws, making him one of the best players on the team. Although he received 3 fouls in the first half and there was a foul crisis, he was very good at controlling his fouls in the second half. He played 46 minutes and 38 seconds in this game, with basically no rest time, and shot the last bullet for the team. But he missed one of the team's most crucial free throws and can be said to be the team's sinner.
In the last game, Durant was prevented by Tatum and lost the confidence to shoot, he only made 11 shots in the whole game, the team ranked Third, and finally only got 16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, and only missed 4 points in the final quarter to win back a city. Tatum, on the other hand, scored 39 points on the Nets' head, proving his worth once and for all, helping the team get game points. Durant knew very well that he could not lead the team to the game in such a slump, so he increased his aggression in this game and helped the team to score points as much as possible on the offensive end.
In the first quarter, Durant was full of firepower, he scored 11 points on 4-of-7 in a single quarter, leading the Nets and Celtics to fight each other at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and in the case of Irving 1 of 4, he did not let the opponent pull away the point difference. By the second quarter, Tatum was trying to give the team a lead on the offensive end, scoring eight consecutive points, including two consecutive successes against Irving. Durant stepped forward again, double-double again in the quarter, not allowing the Celtics to extend their lead further with three fouls on his back.
In the second half, Durant was still reluctant to go off the field, and his single-quarter feel dropped slightly, relying on 5 of 5 free throws to score 7 points on 1-of-4 shooting. The Celtics took advantage of the situation to widen the point difference to double digits. In the final quarter of the game, the Nets always showed a tenacious posture, and the players achieved multi-point blossoming, once chasing the point difference to 1 point. At the crucial moment, Durant made 1 of 2 free throws on the free throw line, and Smart scored a second attack. With the Nets missing a three-pointer, the Celtics sealed the win on 2-of-2 on the free throw line. Although Durant hit a three-pointer back, it was too late and the Celtics eventually won the game.
According to the rules of the league, the Nets' season is over, and the Celtics become the first team to advance to the semifinals of the season, and their opponent will be the winner of the Bucks-Bulls series.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)