With 8 crowns in his hand, just like the current warriors, he is almost invincible, and no matter who is in charge on the other side, winning once will be a lot of satisfaction for them.

Smart dribbled to the frontcourt, Horford received the ball in the high post, and the Celtics played a high post strategy.

The Celtics' defense is excellent, the Nets are only stronger so far, and compared to the Nets, the Celtics' main attack point is obvious, George and Butler stuck Hayward and Brown and didn't give them a chance to catch the ball.

Horford was forced to turn around and hit the basket, and was finally covered by Yi Jianlian, who assisted in the defense.

The Nets played a fast break, and Irving caught the ball and shook Smart off for a layup.

The opening few rounds between the two sides became a microcosm of the first quarter of the game, both teams played high-quality defense, but the Nets did a better job of defending and counterattacking, although the point difference was not large, but when there were more than 2 minutes left in the first quarter, the Nets still established a 16-8 lead.

The score is not high, but the mood of the fans on the scene is not low, and the Nets in front of them are indeed different from before, they are fighting a tough battle.

At this time, the two sides entered the rotation one after another, and the Nets still kept Jokic and Butler as the starters, and replaced Brogdon, Tucker and Markkanen.

On the Celtics side, only Smart and Horford were left in the starting lineup, with Bradley, Tatum and Marcus Morris all substituted.

Horford's high post in the frontcourt.

The Nets rotated, but the defensive intensity didn't drop at all, and the Celtics still didn't have many offensive opportunities.

Horford saw that Tatum on the weak side was misplaced against Markkanen and threw his hand to pass the ball.

After passing it, he then motioned for his teammates to pull away, which was about to give the finishing chance to Tatum.

Tatum turned to face Markkanen, glanced at the unassisted defense on either side, posed as a triple threat to get a little space for himself to start, and then suddenly started to accelerate inside.

Markkanen was not slow to react either, stepping back to grab a defensive position.

As a number four, he has a very good movement speed, and he is not worse than the talent Markkanen.

However, just as Markkanen shrank in, Tatum suddenly made a sharp stop and chose a jump shot.

This time he just grabbed Markkanen and couldn't retreat, and got a very comfortable space to shoot.

"Huh!"

The ball goes into the net.

There was a stirring at the scene.

Tatum's technical moves are done in one go, and the key is to grasp and judge the timing, not like a rookie at all!

Tang Tian was also a little greedy, apart from Mitchell in the draft, what he wanted most was Tatum.

The Nets offense in the frontcourt, Jokic's organization, Brogdon and Markkanen around the block, and the ball passed to Brogdon.

Brogdon has shown this season what he can do to get into the rotation: defense, three-pointers, and passing awareness.

As soon as he received the ball, he saw Tatum coming, and he made a long pass to Tucker, who blocked and went down to the bottom corner, and got a chance to shoot after receiving the ball.

Tatum reacted quickly and turned around to make up for Tucker, who then returned the ball to Brogdon.

Brogdon catches the ball and shoots.

"Bang!"

The ball's trajectory was positive, but it was a bit of bad luck and the ball eventually bounced out of the frame.

Morris took the defensive rebound, and the Celtics wanted to play the fast break, but the Nets retreated in time and didn't give it a chance.

When the ball went to the frontcourt, Tatum still switched to a misplaced opportunity for Markkanen, Horford gave the ball early, and he held the ball and then burst inside.

However, this time Butler's defense on the weak side came quickly, Tatum was a little slower to get the ball, and Morris missed when he didn't catch the ball.

Jokic went to the frontcourt to continue organizing, and this time Brogdon was very successful in his dismantling and dismantling, catching the ball and shooting.

"Bang!"

The ball bounced out of the basket again, and he didn't seem to feel well tonight.

Horford grabbed the defensive rebound, and Brown took the ball and ran forward, shaking off Butler for a layup.

Butler's defense was full, and he almost covered the ball with the first jump, and the ball finally smashed into the rebound and jumped out of the basket.

But at this moment, a figure quickly followed up to get the ball and scored a dunk directly.

Tatum!

He went down with a fast attack, and his pace was fast.

4-0, he scored four points in a row to help the Green Shirts close the score to four points.

"PJ, keep an eye on people." Tang Tian got up and shouted at Tucker, he knew that Tatum was very talented, but Tucker's defensive ability was not weak.

The Nets attacked in the frontcourt, and Markkanen got a chance to receive an assist from Jokic for a layup, causing Morris to be fouled.

With both free throws, the Nets finally continued to score.

With 20 seconds left in the first quarter, the Celtics had one last chance to attack.

Tang Tian shouted from the sidelines, and the defensive intensity of the Nets team was significantly strengthened.

Morris's open cut, Brown's three-pointer, and Tatum's counterrun were all blocked.

The ball finally reached Smart, who was the most uncertain, and there was not much time to attack, seeing that he could only force one, at this moment Tatum ran to the three-point line and reached out for the ball.

Smart shook the pot quickly, and Tatum only had 3 seconds left to catch the ball.

The defender in front of him is still Tucker, who was reprimanded by Tang Tian in front of him, his defense is very aggressive at this time, and he doesn't give Tatum room to get rid of or start at all.

Tatum lifted the ball high and could only choose to shoot on the spot.

Tucker straightens his long arm to give interference.

Tatum's backfall in the air.

It's a tough ball.

However, Tatum's arm span is really good, and he still makes a complete shooting position in the lean.

The ball was shot, and the red light on the sidelines also lit up.

"Bang!"

The ball hits the rebound and bounces into the net.

Tatum's three-point shot at the buzzer!

The Celtics' bench was boiling.

The scene was in an uproar.

The rookie has scored 7 points in a row in the past two minutes or so!

It's really amazing!

Tang Tian frowned slightly.

Tucker's defense just now couldn't have been better, and Tatum's form tonight was really good.

"Mitchell, you're ready to play." During the intersectional pause, Tang Tian called Mitchell up from the end of the bench.

Brogdon missed two three-pointers in a row, and his form didn't look good tonight, coupled with Tatum's performance, if he continued to use the original rotation, they would be at a disadvantage off the bench.

At this time, try to go to Mitchell, if you can play a pair of attacks and maintain the point difference, it will not be a loss.

Mitchell was activating the roster, but he hadn't had many opportunities to play, let alone rotate in regular time, and when he saw Tang Tian's gesture, he had already quickly peeled off his training uniform when he got up.

He is arrogant, which can be seen from the words he said in the draft that he would help the Rockets win the championship, and now he can't wait to see Tatum in the same class have such a performance on the court.