It came all down for Boston, talking about the regular season, it can be summed in one word – Underwhelming. Finding themselves fighting for the Play-In spot, where they were expected to be an easy Top 4 seed with a bright young core of Jason Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and All-Star Kemba Walker, All-Defensive Player Marcus Smart.
After clinching the 7th Seed in the regular season, they are facing the Championship favorites Brooklyn Nets in Round 1, and it is probably a nightmare of a 1st round matchup for the Celtics, with Jaylen Brown out for the season with a shoulder injury and Kemba being just an average player, it was supposed to be a series to be won by the Nets.
After the conclusion of Game 1, Boston Celtics gave a much-spirited matchup against a stacked Nets, A spirited 22 points by Tatum and supported by Marcus Smart, they had a close Game 1, but eventually, the Nets took it away. We thought that this series could be an entertaining one until Game 2 arrives today. The combination of 3 All-Stars – Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden contributed 61 points, 18 assists, and 19 rebounds
Every Brooklyn Player on the Court contributed today. Let us have a look at the scoring chart for the Nets.
Apart from Bruce Brown who played 20+ Minutes, had a minus +/- ratings, the rest of the squad posted a positive rating throughout the game, which showed the dominance of the Nets clan since the tip-off.
Now talking about Boston Celtics. The Celtics were never actually in the game. Lost Jason Tatum with an eye injury made matters even worse for the squad. He was off from the field with 3-12 shooting before going down. The contributions from Marcus Smart in 3rd Quarter were the only positives that the Celtics had to offer, but the series seems down and over. Let’s how does the next game pan up for the Celtics.
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