Celtic, the leader of the Eastern Region, was in a head-to-head battle with the second basket in the Eastern Region. However, both players were absent. Kevin Durant sprained his knee in the basket, and Jaylen Brown retired due to muscle strain. The two sides fought until the end of the game, and the Nets had a big attack crash. Seltek also seized the opportunity to win 109-98.
After the end of the game, Celtic’s record was 31 – 12, the Nets’ 27 – 14, and the difference between the two teams was extended to three games.
The Nets let Joe Harris replace Durant in the start, and instead started with an 8-2 offensive. However, Seltek quickly stabilized his position and was only 2 points behind in the first quarter.
The Nets still maintained the lead in the first part of the second quarter, but Sertik played an 8-0 offensive in the second part to catch up with the difference. Jayson Tatum got three free throws before the end of the half, and hit all the shots. Sertik took the lead by 60-57 in the half.
The situation in the second half was still quite sticky, but the Nets fell into a scoring drought five and a half minutes before the last quarter, and only scored two points, which also allowed Seltek to expand the gap to double digits. No one in the Nets could step forward to change the game, and Seltek won the final game 109-98.
Tatum scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Marcus Smart scored 16 points and 10 assists, Malcolm Brogdon scored 16 points and 5 rebounds, and Derrick White scored 15 points and 7 rebounds.
In the net, Kyrie Irving scored 24 points and 6 assists, T.J. Warren scored 20 points, Harris scored 18 points, and Ben Simmons did not score, but got 13 assists and 9 rebounds.