Smart looked back and saw the moment Kobe Bryant scored, and couldn't help but slap his thigh in frustration.

It can be seen from his reaction that he is very involved in defending, but it is precisely because of this investment that he feels annoyed.

Tatum tried another single in the frontcourt, but this time Durant defended him completely.

Tatum had no room to shoot and tried to break through to the basket.

It's just that compared to his shooting, his breakthrough is indeed a lot less interesting.

Lin Ying saw the opportunity to help defend and cut the ball, and directly cut the ball from Tatum's hand.

The Nets played a fast break, and Bradley received a long pass from Lin Ying during the fast break and made a layup.

In the transition between offense and defense, Howard asked for the ball in the low post for a single.

He went to the Hawks for a while, but in the end he left the Celtics because of Thomas and Butler, and finally returned to Boston.

He held the ball and hit Jokic hard. There was a physical confrontation between the two, but he didn't take much advantage.

Jokic was tortured by several consecutive coaches and his muscle thickness increased a lot.

Howard finally chose the still stiff hook shot.

The basketball also hit the rim hard and bounced out of the frame. It was caught by Jokic and then put into his arms.

This time the Celtics retreated well, and the Nets advanced to the frontcourt and continued to attack Kobe's point.

Kobe vs Smart rematch.

Smart opened his legs and pressed down slightly. He hit his chest and then opened his hands to get into a posture.

Whether it's Kobe's generosity or Smart's shame, these are all emotions off the court.

Kobe was ready to tell Smart why so many people respected him, and Smart was not affected by off-court pressure and went all out as he said in the previous recording.

This was a debate fermented by fans on social media. The two parties did not break out into a war of words, but they were both tit-for-tat on the court.

Things seemed to get exciting at this time.

It just depends on whether the 39-year-old Kobe can break through Smart's defense again.

Kobe just took a look at Smart's defensive style while holding the ball, and then chose to attack with his back to the basket.

It's the familiar post-up play again.

Smart played very smart at this time. When Kobe was cutting him, he took half a step back. When Kobe finished, he immediately took a half step forward to counter the attack.

The purpose of this is to disrupt Kobe's back-up rhythm.

As mentioned before, Smart has defensive experience that he should not have at his age.

Kobe didn't have a good chance to turn around and shoot.

But at this moment, he showed everyone another signature item in his arsenal: the up and down steps.

He turned back and faked a shot. After moving Smart's center of gravity, he turned around and took a step forward.

Smart didn't stumble, but he lost his defensive position when he regained his focus.

The purpose of Kobe's up and down steps is to get rid of the defender and then complete the quick shot to score.

People who are familiar with him will be wary of this, but for Smart, who has only been in the league for a short time, it is obviously difficult to react.

"Bang!"

Before Howard could help defend, Kobe quickly hit the board and sent the ball into the basket.

4 to 12!

In the blink of an eye, the Nets hit a spurt and widened the point difference to 8 points.

Well, Gemini still hasn’t exerted its strength yet!

Now the Celtics are under a lot of pressure.

Head coach Stevens held his chin in his hand and frowned.

Kobe is in this state tonight, can you believe he is 39 years old?

Almost 29 years old!

But that's just state, because in terms of movement rate, Kobe has indeed dropped a lot from his peak.

But Kobe's desire to win tonight was very strong, which made him perform many of his moves smoothly, making him feel like he was back at his peak and looking down on the world.

If I had to make an analogy, it would be like Huang Zhong riding a horse and rushing down the mountain from Dingjun Mountain wielding a machete.

Even though you are old, you can still go!

Murderous and unstoppable!

He unconsciously looked at Smart again.

Obviously, all this has something to do with Smart's recording.

Kobe probably wasn't really angry because of the tape, but after the incident, he needed to perform like this.

Then, he did it.

This is Kobe.

At the critical moment, it was Tatum who stood out for the Celtics.

A feint mid-range jump shot after receiving the ball still had a touch of Kobe's charm and hit the basket steadily.

Jayson Tatum!

No Irving, no Horford, no Hayward, not even Brown!

How do you think this Celtics squeezed out the Cavaliers and entered the playoffs because of Tatum!

Tatum averaged 23.7 points per game this season. He took responsibility earlier than in history and broke out earlier!

However, it was still Kobe, still Kobe. A back-up fake shot finally deceived Smart, and he hit the inside and scored a flying dunk!

This is, getting high!

Kobe was also very excited after dunking and immediately acted to listen!

Barclays Center is on fire again.

Mamba is unstoppable tonight!

…

The Nets fought back and forth and finally defeated the Celtics 113-91.

The culture of the Celtics has always been a defensive culture.

Otherwise, even if Tatum breaks out earlier than in history, it will be difficult for him alone to bring the Celtics into the playoffs.

But it was obvious that they failed to guard Kobe in the opening game tonight, and they also failed to guard the Geminis in the subsequent games, so the loss was understandable.

According to the statistics after the game, Tatum performed exceptionally and contributed 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in his first playoff game, which was very eye-catching.

For the Nets, most of the main players only played three quarters. Lin Ying scored 27 points, Durant scored 21 points, and Jokic scored 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Kobe performed well and scored 23 points, including 16 points in the first quarter.

After the game, Kobe looked satisfied.

That's not just because he fulfilled what he said to Lin Ying before the game and let the world know that the 39-year-old Kobe can still play.

More importantly, he once again surpassed Jordan.

The 39-year-old Jordan failed to help the Wizards reach the playoffs and even played in exhibition games at the end of the season.

But at the age of 39, he scored 20+ in the first game of the playoffs!

This will be something he can brag about with his daughters in the future!

What could be more joyful than this!

And all of this is really thanks to Smart.

For players of this age group, an opportunity is always needed to break out.

So after the game, when the two sides shook hands, Kobe said a lot of encouraging words to Smart.

Looking at Smart's ashamed and secretly clenched fists, Lin Ying suddenly felt that one day Smart might really become what Kobe called dpoy.

…

G1 of the series between the Nets and Celtics has basically determined the trend of this series.

The Celtics are simply not strong enough to withstand the Nets.

In addition to returning to Boston in G3, relying on their home court advantage, the Celtics dragged the Nets into the final quarter.

In the remaining three games, the Nets basically took away the game in a devastating way.

4-0, without giving any chance, the Nets easily defeated the Celtics and advanced to the second round. They were also the first team to advance in this year's playoffs.

Whether it's the big score or the process, this Nets team is announcing one thing: they are very strong this season, unusually strong!
To be continued...