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The Boston Celtics defeated Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s Brooklyn Nets 116-112 and completed the sweep in the First Round of the playoffs to settle in the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals.
commanded by Jason Tatumwho scored 29 points this Monday in Game 4 of the series, the Celtics concluded the work in the Barclays Center and signed the fourth sweep in franchise history in this instance of the postseason, so they already expect a rival between the winner of the key between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Chicago Bulls.
As it happened throughout the series, Boston once again looked superior to Brooklyn in every facet of the game, in the paint, in transitions and, above all, in defense, because although Kevin Durant y Kyrie Irving scored 39 and 20 points, respectively, once again kept their offense at bay causing errors and balloon exchanges.
Jaylen Brown y Marcus Smartrecently named Defensive Player of the Year, backed Tatum with 22 and 20 units each, in addition to the 14 points he contributed Grant Williamswho was a hazard on the perimeter by searching four triples in six attempts.
Directed by Steve Nash they were at a disadvantage practically the entire match and, despite managing to reduce distances to a single point with just over a minute to playthey failed to avoid the humiliation of being swept up in the First round.
Before the start of the season, the Brooklyn Nets were the main candidates in the Bookmakers to be NBA champions, however, after a campaign that was more than eventful due to different factors, they ended up consummating one of the biggest failures in history.
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