在波士顿凯尔特人队和迈阿密热火队的东部决赛第一场比赛中，杰森·塔图姆的扣篮被阿德巴约在篮下挡出。但如果肯巴·沃克不再努力投篮的话，这可能永远不会成为现实。
沃克为自己的表现负责，承认自己最近表现“糟糕”，同时补充说，随着系列赛的进行，他需要做得更好。
通过体育界的杰伊·金：
老实说，我只是玩得很糟糕。我只需要做得更好。我必须做出更好的决定。总的来说，凯巴说要投篮。
沃克在43分钟内为凯尔特人拿下19分、3个篮板和6次助攻。然而，他在场上19投6中，弧外9投1中，并有3次失误。尽管他的努力，四次全明星赛确实让波士顿在加时赛中取得了最后一次领先，这要归功于他在加时赛还剩23.6秒时的一次跳投让凯尔特人领先一次。
然而在那之后，吉米·巴特勒在一场1:1的比赛中得分，让5号种子热火队以116-114领先。凯尔特人在接下来的比赛中去了塔图姆试图把事情联系起来，但是阿德巴约和热火在篮筐相遇后有其他的计划。
沃克已经挣扎了几场比赛，他很清楚这一点。他在第6场对多伦多猛龙队的比赛中11投2中，在第7场比赛中16投5中。全明星在过去的五场比赛中只投了一个三分球，34投5中。
原标题：
Celtics star Kemba Walker laments ‘terrible’ Game 1 performance vs. Heat
原文：
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat came down to a dunk attempt by Jayson Tatum that was blocked by Bam Adebayo at the rim. But it may have never come down to that if Kemba Walker didn’t struggle again with his shot.
Walker held himself accountable for his performance, admitting that he has been “terrible” of late while adding that he needs to be better as the series goes along.
Via Jay King of The Athletic:
âIâm just playing terrible, to be honest. I just have to be better. I have to make better decisions. I just have to make shots overall,” Kemba Walker said.
Walker finished with 19 points, three rebounds, and six assists in 43 minutes for the Celtics. However, he shot just 6-of-19 from the field and 1-for-9 from beyond the arc and had three turnovers. Despite his struggles, the four-time All Star did give Boston its last lead in overtime thanks to a step-back jumper to put the Celtics up one with 23.6 seconds left in the extra session.
After that, however, Jimmy Butler scored on an and-1 play, giving the fifth-seeded Heat a 116-114 lead. The Celtics went to Tatum on the ensuing play to try to tie things up, but Adebayo and the Heat had other plans once they met at the rim.
Walker has struggled for a few games now, and he clearly knows it. He shot 2-of-11 in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors and 5-of-16 in Game 7. The All-Star has made only one 3-pointer in each of the last five games, going 5-of-34 over that span.
