CGTN Sports Talk: Who can challenge Brooklyn Nets in the East?

CGTN Sports Talk EP 56 Mission Impossible.mp3

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The 2021 NBA playoffs are only days away and most of the teams have found out who they will be facing in the first round. The Brooklyn Nets, which have gathered likely the most dominant "Big 3" in NBA history – Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving – will meet the Boston Celtics first. Are the incomplete Celtics able to stop the Nets? Or, can any team in the Eastern Conference finish the "Mission Impossible?"

L-R: Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets sit along the court in the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., January 20, 2021. /CFP

L-R: Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris and Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers look on in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 3, 2021. /CFP

L-R: Khris Middleton, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday of the Milwaukee Bucks look on in the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., April 17, 2021. /CFP

Host: Li Xiang

Guest: Matthew Watson

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei