NBA playoff games continue, the Nets game against the Celtics began, today's game is a life and death battle for the Nets, losing the game is directly eliminated, for the Nets fans, the home team's performance is completely unsatisfactory, the team has been 3 consecutive innings, Durant and Irving's performance is very sluggish, completely did not play their due level, the last game the Nets bench lineup played very well, but the two core downturns, the Nets eventually lost the game.
Today's game Simmons was going to come back, but in the end Simmons because of the back injury recurrence, he will not be able to play today's game, have to say that the Nets' deal is a terrible loss, the trade took Harden, in exchange for Simmons season did not play, today's game Celtics started: Tatum, Horford, Theis, Brown, Smart, Nets starters: Irving, Curry, Brown, Durant, Drummond.
After the start of the first quarter, the Celtics made an 8-2 start, the Nets tied the score with Durant's play, but then the Celtics took the lead again with a wave of small climaxes, the Nets every time they tied the score, the Celtics always had players stand up to respond, after half-time Celtics 58-50 Nets, the second half of the game Celtics always maintained a lead in the score, the final quarter game Tatum 6 fouls left the field, the point difference returned to 1 point, the Nets key defense problems, Jaylen Brown easily basket scored, Durant missed a three-pointer, Horford made a layup, and finally the game ended, and the Celtics swept the Nets 4-0.
The Nets were the only team to be swept through in the first round, Durant and Irving were both swept out for the first time in their playoff careers, Irving said in a post-game interview: "Our locker room has encountered too many things, we may not be a balanced team, that affects us, affects our trust in each other in the face of adversity, we need more tests, and Irving said he will stay in the team, he will not go anywhere else. Then Owen added: "I can't play at the beginning of the season, I think I've disappointed the team. It can be a distraction for the team.
Nash was interviewed by reporters after the game, the opponents are taller and stronger than us in every position, some of us are undermanned, the team has experienced Durant's injury, Irving can't play at home and Harden's trade storm, I like what I'm doing and hope I can continue to work here.