ESPN.com · May 23, 2021
Brooklyn Nets' Big 3 starts cold, erupts in 2nd half in Game 1 win over Celtics
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Ever since the Brooklyn Nets put together their Big 3 of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden four months ago, the basketball world has waited to see what these Nets would look like in the playoffs. While it took a bit for the show to get going, things eventually started to look like everyone expected them to.
Following a sluggish first half that saw Brooklyn go 1-for-13 from 3-point range and trail the Boston Celtics by six at halftime, Durant, Irving and Harden combined to score the first 22 points of the second half for the Nets, powering an 18-4 run to open the third quarter by themselves and lift Brooklyn to a 104-93 victory.