The first place in the East fell with a bang! Tatum bombarded the Lord by 45 points, and the Green Army was miserable
In the just-concluded NBA regular season, the Celtics, the first in the East, challenged the Hornets away, the Celtics ranked first in the East with six consecutive wins before the game, and the Hornets were the third from the bottom of the East with four consecutive defeats. The Celtics were expected to win easily, but at the end of the game, the Celtics lost to the Hornets in overtime, losing 118-121 to end their six-game winning streak.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides were evenly matched in the opening stage, and the score alternated leads, Pritchard was full of firepower in a single quarter with 4 of 4 three-pointers to help the Celtics complete a 15-5 attack wave to overtake the score, and in the second quarter, the Celtics continued to work hard to extend the advantage to double digits, Washington and Ball hit three points in a row to stop the bleeding, and the Celtics led the Hornets 65-54 at halftime.
Yibian fought again, the Celtics' shooting rate declined, the Hornets continued to eat away at the point difference, the Celtics recovered in time in the final quarter to regain a double-digit advantage, the Hornets bit tenaciously, Holiday missed the key 2 free throws, and Ball forced the game into overtime. In overtime, the competition between the two sides became white-hot, the score alternated leads, Bridges hit a three-pointer at the critical moment, Tatum missed the equalizing opportunity with two of three free throws, and finally, the Hornets reversed the Green Army in overtime and ended the opponent's six-game winning streak.
In the whole game, Tatum was in a hot state but had no choice but to cut empty, playing 44 minutes, 15 of 28 shots, 7 of 15 three-pointers, 45 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 3 turnovers, and he scored 31 points alone in the first half, but he still couldn't withstand the team's loss. It is worth mentioning that Brown, who is the same core as Tatum, pulled his hips again in this game, played 34 minutes in the whole game, and only got 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, with a plus/minus as low as -23.
On the Green Army's side, except for Tatum, the rest of the players did not have too bright performances, on the other hand, Ball scored 36 points, Hayward scored 20 points, Mark Williams scored 18 points, Bridges 14 points and 15 boards also contributed key three-point shots, compared to them, the Green Army in this game except for Tatum, the rest of the players are not online.
Jaylen Brown is the first player to be criticized, scoring only 13 points on 5-of-17 shooting, if he just doesn't perform well in one game, it may just be a matter of feeling, but in the last game, Brown scored only 12 points on 5-of-16 shooting, and then chased one more game, scoring 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting, which shows that Brown's form this season is completely off the line. Compared to last season, Brown has fallen off a cliff this season, perhaps because the arrival of Holiday and Porzingis has led to a significant drop in his form, but his efficiency is simply too low, which is something he needs to pay attention to.
In the offseason, the Green Army offered Brown a contract of more than $300 million in NBA history, but this season Brown's performance is like the performance of a 30 million player, which is completely incompatible with the maximum salary, whether it is a regular moment or a critical moment, Brown's performance on the court is very weak, and he can give Tatum less and less help, and the Green Army's contract now seems to be the largest premium contract in NBA history.
If Brown continues in this form, it will be almost impossible for them to go far in the playoffs, and the team will have to get back to his last form without Tatum.