{"id":432870,"date":"2022-04-17T03:14:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T00:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/celtics-nba-best-defense-a-tough-test-for-nets-durant-irving\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T03:14:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T00:14:21","slug":"celtics-nba-best-defense-a-tough-test-for-nets-durant-irving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/celtics-nba-best-defense-a-tough-test-for-nets-durant-irving\/","title":{"rendered":"#Celtics&#8217; NBA-best defense a tough test for Nets&#8217; Durant, Irving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af3f150a057d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af3f150a057d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/celtics-nba-best-defense-a-tough-test-for-nets-durant-irving\/#%E2%80%9CCeltics_NBA-best_defense_a_tough_test_for_Nets_Durant_Irving%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Celtics&#8217; NBA-best defense a tough test for Nets&#8217; Durant, Irving&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCeltics_NBA-best_defense_a_tough_test_for_Nets_Durant_Irving%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Celtics&#8217; NBA-best defense a tough test for Nets&#8217; Durant, Irving&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It will be a matchup of the NBA\u2019s leading defense against two of the league\u2019s most gifted scorers, in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, when the Nets tip off <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> in Boston on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Forget all the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>verse noise of Irving going back to TD Garden and his drama with the Celtics fans. The way the Nets attack Boston\u2019s switch-h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y defense is going to be fascinating to watch for hoops junkies and basketball purists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou accept the challenge,\u201d Irving said. \u201cYou watch film, and you see where you can really find weaknesses in that switching. \u2026 There are going to be times where it\u2019s going to look really good, and sometimes it\u2019s going to look like they\u2019re doing amazing on the defensive end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nets will need to find those weaknesses against the Celtics, who finished the season on a 34-12 run. There\u2019s no hotter team in the league, and with all due respect to Boston superstar Jayson Tatum, it\u2019s because of the Celtics\u2019 defense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey really do a good job of communicating and funneling you into those guys that have longer frames. They want you to play 1-on-1 and stay on the perimeter,\u201d Irving said. \u201cBut for us, we\u2019re just going to make adjustments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931243-1650153086530.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Nets stars Kevin Durant (left) and Kyrie Irving will have to contend with a stingy Celtics defense during their playoff series.\" class=\"wp-image-21931311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931243-1650153086530.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931243-1650153086530.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/newspress-collage-21931243-1650153086530.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Nets stars Kevin Durant (left) and Kyrie Irving will have to contend with a stingy Celtics defense during their playoff series. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGame 1 is a feel-out game, and we want to see what they do starting off on the tip to the fourth quarter. Then we just use our talent, our IQ to make changes on the fly. That\u2019s part of being in the playoffs. That\u2019s the beauty of it. It just gets you really anxious to be able to go out and be special in those possessions where their defense is geared toward stopping you.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Switching often lures teams out of their offensive execution, and into bad 1-on-1 habits. The Nets are going to have to strike the right balance, and rely on Irving and Durant \u2014 who has leveled up his playmaking of late \u2014 to do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose guys have seen every type of defense throughout their career, so I\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to make the right decisions majority of the time,\u201d Seth Curry said. \u201cWhen they do load up on them, they\u2019ve been making the right passes, getting guys open shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and the other guards, we\u2019ve got to be aggressive as well and when we get opportunities, be able to make plays. Not just shots, but put the ball on the floor, be aggressive, make plays and attack them in all different areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Nets have the highest frequency of isolations in the NBA, and their dozen points off isos are by far tops in the league, with nobody else in double figures. Meanwhile, nobody switches more than Boston, going one-through-five.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, definitely when they switch aggressively, they kill the trigger. Then you don\u2019t have a pocket pass, you don\u2019t have the advantage. They make you play 1-on-1, one against two, it\u2019s iso ball,\u201d Goran Dragic said. \u201cBut it all depends what kind of players you have \u2014 we have the two best iso players in the league, so we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re doing an amazing job, especially the guy who is coming to screen, they push him up and then they switch. They kill that trigger. And most teams, they\u2019re not getting that trigger and they get flat on offense. So it\u2019s going to be important to run with pace, set good screens, roll, collapse the defense and try to play a team ball. But we\u2019ve got weapons, too. Kyrie and KD are such great 1-on-1 players, they can break defenses down. So that\u2019s something that is nice to have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some coaches believe in ignoring the switch, playing through it and continuing to run the play. Others will stress slipping through screens, using ghost screens to try and confuse the defenses. Which side does Nets coach Steve Nash fall on?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of it,\u201d Nash said. \u201cLots of strategies to play against reds. Easier said than done, but there\u2019s plenty of ways to attack it. It takes some thought, but it also takes force and ability to just play through it and not overthink, but at the same time have an eye on the strategies that are involved to play against a switching defense.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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