{"id":436547,"date":"2022-04-24T05:20:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T02:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-fall-into-3-0-hole-after-loss-to-celtics\/"},"modified":"2022-04-24T05:20:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T02:20:48","slug":"nets-fall-into-3-0-hole-after-loss-to-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-fall-into-3-0-hole-after-loss-to-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets fall into 3-0 hole after loss to Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a2533a34bd84\" 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-6a2533a34bd84\" 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\/nets-fall-into-3-0-hole-after-loss-to-celtics\/#%E2%80%9CNets_fall_into_3-0_hole_after_loss_to_Celtics%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Nets fall into 3-0 hole after loss to Celtics&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNets_fall_into_3-0_hole_after_loss_to_Celtics%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Nets fall into 3-0 hole after loss to Celtics&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The death knell may have sounded on the Nets\u2019 dis<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>ointing season \u2014 killed by Kevin Durant\u2019s surprising struggles and their porous defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets lost <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 3 to the Celtics, 109-103, Saturday night before a disappointed crowd at Barclays Center and now trail in the <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>, three games to none. The preseason title favorites are now one loss away from elimination and staring right down the barrel of an embarrassing first-round exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cS\u2013t every game is a must win from here on out,\u201d Andre Drummond said beforehand. \u201cWe lost a tough one in Game 1 by a buzzer beater. In Game 2, we gave up a 17-point lead. So, we have the tools to win the game. We know what they\u2019re capable of, we know what they\u2019re going to throw at us, and it\u2019s now just putting it forth into the rest of the series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit. And nothing the Nets have shown through the first three games has engendered confidence they can be the first.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce Brown scored a team-high 26 points, but Durant and Kyrie Irving (16 points) came up short for the Nets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-7.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Daniel Thies dunks over Kevin Durant during the Nets' 109-103 Game 3 loss to the Celtics.\" class=\"wp-image-22016048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-7.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Daniel Thies dunks over Kevin Durant during the Nets\u2019 109-103 Game 3 loss to the Celtics.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Durant, who has been held in check by Boston\u2019s top-ranked defense, mustered just 16 points Saturday. For the first time in his career, he had been held under 40 percent shooting with six turnovers. Nets coach Steve Nash had him off the ball and dribbling less in Game 3, used more as a screener.<\/p>\n<p>He was still rendered all but invisible \u2014 like the Nets\u2019 chances. He shot 6-for-11 (better than the combined 13-for-41 in the first two games) and had eight rebounds and eight assists, but still turned the ball over five times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think [Saturday was] not a must-win, but every game is a must-win in the playoffs so I don\u2019t necessarily subscribe to that,\u201d Nash said before the game. \u201cYou don\u2019t go in and say Game 1 is not a must-win. You\u2019re trying to win every single game. So our mentality shouldn\u2019t change; we\u2019re trying to win every game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They may only have one more, with Game 4 on Monday being an elimination game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kyrie-Irving-9.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kyrie Irving, who scored 16 points, drives past Daniel Theis during the Nets' loss.\" class=\"wp-image-22016051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kyrie-Irving-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kyrie-Irving-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kyrie-Irving-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kyrie-Irving-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving, who scored 16 points, drives past Daniel Theis during the Nets\u2019 loss.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jayson Tatum poured in a game-high 39 points for Boston and was serenaded by chants of \u201cMVP! MVP!\u201d from green-and-white clad Celtics fans in Brooklyn. Jaylen Brown added 23 points.<\/p>\n<p>Nash tried a host of tweaks and adjustments, desperate to change the series momentum. Thee Nets liberally sprinkled in some zone early, and even dusted off Blake Griffin late.<\/p>\n<p>Wit the Nets trailing 75-69 with 1:27 left in the third, Nash gave Griffin his first minutes since April 2. He scored eight points and gave the Nets a spark, but not nearly enough.<\/p>\n<p>A star-studded crowd that included Spike Lee, Mary J. Blige, Trevor Noah, Gleyber Torres, Aaron Judge and Questlove may have watched the Nets\u2019 last gasp.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-2-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kevin Durant\" class=\"wp-image-22016052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-2-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Durant<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Nets actually led 12-5 early, thanks to seven quick points by Brown. But it didn\u2019t last. They coughed up an 18-5 run \u2014 including seven unanswered Boston points \u2014 and couldn\u2019t ever mount a single serious threat to even pull even after that.<\/p>\n<p>After going ahead 20-19 with 4:26 left in the first on Durant\u2019s short fadeaway, the Nets surrendered a 7-0 spurt. Boston guard Derrick White\u2019s layup left them down by six.<\/p>\n<p>The deficit reached 12 when Payton Pritchard drilled a step-back 3-pointer, making it 37-25. The clock read 9:05 left in the first half, but the contest \u2014 and perhaps the Nets\u2019 season \u2014 was over.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets did get within 51-50 on Patty Mills\u2019 kick-out 3-pointer just before the half, but no closer.<\/p>\n<p>It was 53-50 at the break after the Nets closed on an 11-5 run. But three quick turnovers in succession \u2014 two by Brown and another by Seth Curry \u2014 sparked a 7-0 run.<\/p>\n<p>When Tatum found Daniel Theis for a 3-pointer, the Nets trailed 60-50 with 10:35 left in the third. They never challenged in earnest the rest of the way.\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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The Nets lost Game 3 to the Celtics, 109-103, Saturday night before a disappointed crowd at Barclays Center and now trail in the series,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Kevin-Durant-7.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[128380,71052,70487,71054,71055,60955,32807,72170],"class_list":["post-436547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4-23-22","tag-boston-celtics","tag-brooklyn-nets","tag-jaylen-brown","tag-jayson-tatum","tag-kevin-durant","tag-kyrie-irving","tag-steve-nash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}