NBA: Ice Cold Boston Celtics Chanceless against Brooklyn Nets

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The Brooklyn Nets have retracted a clear victory for the Boston Celtics. In the duel of two of the last strongest teams in the Eastern Conference has long been only one really present. Kevin Durant reached the 123: 104 win a significant career milestone.

Boston Celtics (10-9) — Brooklyn Nets (14-5) 104: 123 (Box score)

Already with his first basket of the game overtook Durant Allen Iverson and slid to 25th place in the list of the best scorer of the NBA history before. The two-time Finals MVP finished the game with 21 points and 8 assists and should already work early can have if the Celtics would not again put down a run at the end of the third quarter after a 29-point deficit.

Iverson, this is a player who was for me in the pantheon. One of the guys that every day I have tried to imitate, said Durant. It's incredible to overtake and this list him standing at all in addition to all these players. I just have to keep going.

Top scorer of the Nets, however, was Patty Mills, the 23 points (7/10 three) scored, James Harden came about on 20 and 11 assists, La Marcus Aldridge started and contributed 17 points. The story of the game was ultimately quickly told: Brooklyn met throws (50.6 percent from the field, 40 percent from the three-point line), Boston did not do this (37.4 respectively 22.9 percent). So Boston was unable to repeat the last good form with eight wins from eleven games.

Marcus Smart was with 20 points still the best Celtic, Jayson Tatum came to 15 (4/16 FG, 1/9 3FG), Jaylen Brown on 13 points (5/15, 0/8). Dennis Schroeder was with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists still the best bench player, but had no luck at throwing luggage (3/10, 1/5). Even most open litters were awarded by the Celtics in rows.

Patty Mills starts immaculate Downtown

The hosts started Smart, Brown, Tatum, Grant Williams and Oxford, on the opposite side opened as played against Cleveland Harden, Mills, Memory, Durant and Aldridge the game. And Mills became the player of the first few minutes: After about four minutes, the other precious reservist had sunk already three Rear, Celtics coach Vodka reached for the first time out.

Brooklyn was initially the better team and led briefly in the first quarter with 11 points. Middle of the passage was Boston but also with Schröder into the game, the residue is melted down to four points before Durant again forced the pressure. Boston hit in the first quarter, only 2 of 13 three-pointers, it went with 29:22 in the quarter break.

Durant took first place on the bench, Brooklyn, however, persisted. Mills hit his next three, then put on and Harden, while on the opposite side still nothing was running. Quick as a flash the Nets with 40:25 were forward, the Celtics had more serious problems with the throw. Schröder met at least once a triple from the corner, but Brooklyn preserved almost permanently a double-digit lead.

Just before the break put Williams with another corner three to -9, but Thomas had the answer from the free throw line and then blocked Schröder, although the layup actually was probably already on board and therefore a goal tending should have been. Aldridge from the midrange presented at 62:49.

comeback attempt of the Celtics is stifled quickly

In the third quarter, the now revealed already familiar picture: Brooklyn was much better from the break and earned with an 11: 3 run a 21-point lead, until then the highest of the evening. Harden hit it a threesome and found twice Aldridge for another jumper on the opposite side appeared the Celtics, especially with the referees busy. Mills his fifth triple for a hit 28-point lead.

The district degenerated long for dismantling the Celtics, and it seemed early foreseeable that the hosts would not recover. But the end of the third party is happening tipped Boston found with a lineup of Schröder, Smart, Langford, Tatum and Parker finally energy and put a quarter cross 17: 0 out run. The hall was awake again, the Nets-Stars had yet again toiling after the game seemed already decided.

Closer than 12 points down to Boston, however, was then no longer ran. Last doubts were dispelled about four minutes to go: Durant found Mills for his next three, Harden put two free throws and a step back after three. After the fast 8: 0 run, it was 21 points back, a little later the starter definitively withdrawn from the Court.

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That was a good away win against a team that plays really well, said Nets coach Steve Nash was happy. The Nets have now won 12 of their last 14 games.