NBA Twitter reacts to Nets’ awful fourth quarter in Game 2 loss to Celtics
The Brooklyn Nets held a 17-point lead on the road at TD Garden less than two minutes before halftime, but the Boston Celtics stormed back and dominated Brooklyn in the fourth quarter to take a commanding 2-0 series lead.
After his explosive Game 1 performance, Kyrie Irving was held to just 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting in 40 minutes, and Kevin Durant had another rough night from the field, shooting 4-of-17 against the league’s top-ranked defense.
Brooklyn held a five-point lead to start the fourth, but simply couldn’t score for the majority of the quarter, generating just six points in the first 10:07 of the period. Durant failed to score a point in the fourth until he converted at the free-throw line with 1:53 remaining, but by then the game was out of reach.
The series will resume on Saturday at the Barclays Center, with the Nets facing a must-win scenario. Here’s what fans and analysts had to say about Game 2:
Kevin Durant this series:
13-41 FG (32%)
2-7 3P
8 AST
12 TOVHe is -23, the lowest on the Nets. pic.twitter.com/UMsdHSwE8u
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 21, 2022
if the Nets get swept, what type of slander should we prepare for? Clips blowing 3-1 to Nuggets? Warriors losing 2016 Finals? somewhere in-between?
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 21, 2022
The Nets were up 17 points… Tatum was 5-16… Dragic & Bruce Brown combined for 41… and they lost going away.
Seems impossible given that they have the “most skilled duo in NBA history”… but it’s what happened.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) April 21, 2022
At least the Nets can look forward to Ben Simmons returning… pic.twitter.com/KZS8RR7xif
— JP Baudelaire (@ImJust_JP) April 21, 2022
Series is a long way from over, but seeing Boston succeed like this is a great reminder that the NBA regular-season product matters.
There were quite a few people who just assumed the Nets could flip a switch, and it’d make all the trends we’ve seen for months disappear.
— Ben DuBose (@BenDuBose) April 21, 2022
Kevin Durant
Has been held to (13-41, .317) on field goal attempts in the series by the Celtics
Nets are winning any games if that continues
— Boston Sports Info (@bostonsportsinf) April 21, 2022
Celtics have outscored the Nets 54-32 since it was a 17-point Nets lead.
— Souichi Terada | 寺田惣一 (@SouichiTerada) April 21, 2022
Nets really hired Steve Nash to have courtside seats and be a fan.
— Ahmed🇸🇴/A Depressed Lakers Fan (@big_business_) April 21, 2022
Nets could’ve really benefited from some offensive creativity in that fourth quarter pic.twitter.com/82AlClYY2o
— Alec Sturm (@Alec_Sturm) April 21, 2022
Boston has another level. Nets just couldn’t do anything against that defense. Awful shots.
— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) April 21, 2022
Celtics defense has been incredible incredible. Ime coaching circles around Nash.
Never seen KD & Kyrie play so poorly. First time I can say Nets’ supporting cast did everything they could to win this game.
And… Boston hasn’t lost 4 out of 6 games since early January.
— Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) April 21, 2022
I picked Celtics in 5 for a reason… playoff basketball is so detailed and adjustment oriented… and the Nets have shown… very little of that
— Jason Maples (@JJMaples55_MST) April 21, 2022
Nets in Game 1: 20 assists, 16 turnovers
Nets in Game 2: *16 assists, 14 turnovers
*Ties lowest this seasonJames Harden alone is averaging 10 APG and only 3 TOV through 2 games in the playoffs
Ball HOPPING without The Beard ground & pounding. This is Nets basketball.
— ً (@arxanii) April 21, 2022
Coach K is in the building for Celtics-Nets. pic.twitter.com/iSR8GYbfUS
— BlueDevilStop (@BlueDevilStop) April 20, 2022
The Celtics were down 17
Grant Williams scored 17
The Nets were held in the 4th quarter to just 17
Celtics banners: 17 …for now— CelticsBlog (@celticsblog) April 21, 2022
WHAT A FOURTH QUARTER LETS GOOOOOOO Celtics v Nets pic.twitter.com/GzYcSBNMoE
— Boston Celtics (@Boston_Celticss) April 21, 2022
