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Warm atmosphere. Kyrie Irving (Reuters)
If anyone still had a doubt, the playoffs are here – and by and large. Boston went up to 0-1 over Brooklyn with a dramatic 114: 115 home win from Jason Taitum’s basket with the buzzer, but in the end whoever stole the show was Kyrie Irving. And not because of his 39-point performance, 18 of which came in the fourth quarter.
Irving Seems to be waving a triple finger at a group of Boston fans on two different occasions throughout the game and he commented on it at the end: “Where I come from, I’m used to all the nonsense and people sitting close – it’s not new when I get to this hall, For them too. “
The Guard added to the crowd reception: “It’s not all the fans (who behave this way) and I do not want to ‘attack’ every Boston fan. When people start yelling and cursing, there is a limit to how much you can absorb as a player. We (the players) are expected to be obedient, but “Hell, it’s the playoffs. That’s what it is. I know what to expect here, but I’m not totally focused on it. It’s fun.”
Bents are not really worried about the possible impact of the hostile atmosphere on Irving. “He plays his game and does what needs to be done,” he said Kevin Durant, “He’s still the same player, the fans are part of the game.” the coach Steve Nash He said: “We are talking about a player who scored a championship basket, he played in the Olympics, was in the Allstars, was selected as an MVP in the Allstars. I do not know if there is any atmosphere that will upset him. The crowd is not a factor for him.”
Meanwhile, the nominees for Outstanding Season in the NBA have been announced. Yannis Antokompo, Joel Ambide and Nikola Jukic are candidates for MVP; Scotty Barnes, Owen Mobley and Cade Cunningham for Rookie of the Year; Ja Morant, Jonata Murray and Darius Garland for the improving player; Kevin Love, Tyler Hiro and Cam Johnson for sixth player; Marcus Smart, Mikel Bridges and Rudy Gover to the defensive player; And Monty Williams, Eric Spolstra and Taylor Jenkins to coach this season.
