The league scheduled three playoff games today, and the Celtics became the first team to qualify for the second round of the season. Durant ushered in a breakup to score 39+7+9, but the Nets were still eliminated 4-0, and they were the only team to be swept this season. Harden slumped, the Raptors pulled back another set, the big score became 2-3, the next game is the Raptors home, the possibility of this group of showdowns to grab the seven increased greatly. Doncic got 33+13+5, led the team to take Down King Mountain, and is expected to advance to the next lone ranger, Mitchell shot only 4 of 15 shots in this game, and Bojan is 9 of 0. Let's take a look at today's specific situation:
First, today's war situation
Today's specific situation is: Celtics 116-112 Nets, Raptors 103-88 Philadelphia 76ers, Jazz 77-102 Lone Rangers.
Celtics: Tatum 29 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, Brown 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, Smart 20 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds, Horford 13 points and 6 rebounds, Theth 6 points and 8 rebounds, Williams 14 points and 3 rebounds, White 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Williams III 3 points and 5 rebounds. Nets: Durant 39 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists and 1 steal, Curry Jr. 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Irving 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Brown 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Clarkston 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Dragic 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Mills 5 points and 2 rebounds.
Durant finally broke out, he had 39 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists on 13-of-31 shooting, but his outburst was a bit late, the Nets let Horford hit a basket in the final moments, and was eliminated by a 0-4 score, which was the only team to be swept this season, and the Celtics were also the first team to advance to the second round.
Raptors: Anunoby 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Siakam 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Birch 7 points, Trent 16 points, 3 assists and 2 steals, Barnes 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Achuva 17 points, 7 rebounds, Boucher 6 points and 4 rebounds. 76ers: Green 14 points, 4 rebounds, Harris 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Embiid 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Maxi 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Harden 15 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, Niang 3 points, Reid 3 points and 6 rebounds, Kokmaz 3 points.
It should be said that Barnes's comeback brought vitality to the Raptors, the last barnes fire line return raptors to win a round, this game Barnes played 41 minutes, 10 shots 5 of 12 points and 8 rebounds, the Raptors won 76ers, bringing the game back to the home. The 76ers' side Harden continued to slump, scoring 15 points and seven assists on 4-of-11 shooting.
Jazz: Gobert 17 points and 11 rebounds, Mitchell 15 shots 4 points, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 turnovers, O'Neal 5 points and 3 rebounds, Conley 4 points and 5 assists, Clarkson 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, House 8 points and 4 rebounds, Hernan Gomez 5 points and 4 rebounds. Lone Rangers: Doncic 33 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, Brunson 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Bullock 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Powell 8 points and 4 rebounds, Dinwiddie 9 points and 4 rebounds.
The Jazz's outside line was extremely poor, Mitchell's three-pointers were 0-of-7, Bojan's three-pointers were 0-of-5, Clarkson's was 4-of-0, O'Neal's 1 was 5-of-0, Conley's 3-of-30, and it was impossible to win. The Lone Rangers' three-pointers were 12 of 43.
2. Today's data
1. The Raptors forced out the G6 from 0-3 behind, the first team since the Bucks in 2015.
2. The Harden series has averaged 18.4 points in 5 battlefields so far, shooting 37.3% and 37.9% for three points.
3. Career record when facing the knockout point: KD 6 wins 8 losses, James 14 wins 11 losses.
4. There is neither James nor Durant in the second round of the playoffs, for the first time in 17 years.
5. The Celtics swept the Nets by an average of 4.5 points per game, the third smallest sweeping point difference in history.
6. Tatum scored a total of 118 points in the first round, setting a new scoring record in team history.
7. Clarkston conceded 10 free throws and hit only 1 free throw, equaling Chamberlain.
8. Irving averaged 15.3 points in 3 games after the series, shooting 37.2% from the field.
9. Since last season's playoffs, Durant has suffered 6 consecutive losses in the playoffs.
10, 4-0 promotion! The Celtics swept the 8th playoff sweep in history.
11. Durant and Irving were swept out for the first time in their playoff careers.
12. The Nets became the first team to be swept out of the playoffs this season.
13. Herbert Jones blocked his opponent's three-point shooting three times, the only one in the league in the past two seasons.
14. Since 2006, the post-playoff free throw miss record is O'Neal's 8-of-8 record, and Clarkston has conceded nine consecutive shots.
15. Morant became the first player in league history to be elected best rookie and fastest improving.
16. Rivers has lost 7 times in the last 8 times in the promotion point, and has lost 31 all-time firsts.
17. Clarkston's 9% free throw shooting percentage equals Chamberlain and tied for the lowest in playoff history.
18. Kyrie Irving has played 103 games with the Nets so far, but has missed a total of 123 games.
3. Off-site news
1. Durant: Nash is the head coach for the first time, and he has dealt with a lot of things.
2. Durant: Proud of Nash's performance, he has done a great job in the last two seasons.
3) Durant talks about the big three not succeeding: Don't cry over spilled milk.
4, Durant: The league has a lot of good players, and we have a lot of work to do to compete.
5. Irving: I can't play when I disappoint the team, the outside noise will be distracting us.
6. Smart on Tatum's confrontation with Durant: He didn't wait, he was in control.
7. Irving: I'll see what the team needs this summer, and I don't plan to go anywhere else.
8. Irving: People want to see us fail and I'll use that as an incentive next season.
9. Dragic: At the Nets, there are different difficulties every day, and we are not close enough on the court.
10. Nash: I like the players and colleagues here and want to continue coaching.
11. Dragic: I don't want to talk about contract renewal now, my mind has not cooled down.
12 Nash: Although Clarkston struggled with the free throws, he still made a lot of contributions.
13. Dragic: I always don't like to make excuses, the Celtics are the stronger team.
14. Jaylen Brown: The Nets are respectable, and now we're ready for the next phase.
15 Nash: The hardest part is that you love these guys, and you have to say goodbye.
16, Simmons did not appear on the Nets bench today, nor did he come to the stadium.
17 Uduka: Another tough victory, we didn't try to avoid anyone.
18 Nash: Griffin worked hard to fight, and I think he played quite well.
19, Jaylen Brown on hamstring injuries: I'm fine, I'll be ready for the next game.
20, Tatum: Just try to make Durant play hard, the Nets are still very talented.
21. Complete the sweep! Celtic official tweet: Do you still want to fight the Celtics?
22, Gobert: The lone ranger does not let me grab the board, and the referee does not blow fouls.
23. Big Van Gundy: Brunson is a good player, but he is not a cornerstone player.
24. Suns Official: Devin Booker will miss game 5 of the series.
25 Simmons and Rich Paul detailed the former's disability to the Nets hierarchy.
26. Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was named the fastest improving player of the 2021-22 season.
27. Fry: Is Harden injured? He didn't have any explosive power or energy.
28 Jaylen Brown on choosing to play the Nets: There are no shortcuts if you want to achieve something special.
29 Harden: We lost a lot of empty shots today, and there were too many mistakes.
30 Durant: We've been in and out this season, and that would hurt any team.