Although the big Lopez has not yet returned, Portis's performance is eye-catching, averaging 15.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game and 40.7% of the three-point shooting rate, which is a good left arm around the alphabet brother. Coupled with the comebacks of Middleton and Holliday, the defending champion Bucks returned to second place in the East after a slump at the beginning of the season, behind the Brooklyn Nets. There is no doubt that they are still the favorite team to win the championship this season, and this game, they are facing the team in the East.
Without the scenery of the previous seasons, after the promotion of the young marshal to management, this team has experienced consecutive defeats, and after a wave of 3 consecutive losses, it has reached the tenth position in the East, with a winning rate of less than 50%. But fortunately, in this game, the other core of the team, Jaylen Brown, ushered in a comeback.
Brown's first game of comeback, immediately showed help for the team, the first quarter of 3 shots 2 shots to get 5 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Tatum is 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, double probe flower combination, but the team only 21 points into the account, in this case, the Bucks blossomed a little, even Cousins on the bench, hit 2 three-pointers, got 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, the Bucks bombed 30 points in a single quarter, directly achieved a 9-point lead. After returning from the second quarter, the Bucks were in a scoring drought.
As the defending champion, the Bucks rarely dud, scoring only 20 points in a single quarter, of which the alphabet brother had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Double Probing took the opportunity, Tatum had 10 points and 3 assists, and Brown had 7 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 steals, helping the team to successfully surpass the team by one point at the end of halftime. In the second half, Holliday had 11 points and 3 assists in the quarter, and The Alphabet Brother also had 6 points and 2 rebounds, but the team only scored 34 points, and the point difference was directly pulled away by the opponent to 11 points, Tatum had 11 points and 2 rebounds in this quarter, and Brown also had 7 points and 1 rebound.
Trailing by 11 points is not the worst news, Middleton suffered an injury in the third quarter, the game will not return, in this situation, the Bucks chased fruitlessly, and finally lost 103-117 to the opponent, missing out on a three-game winning streak.
The Milwaukee Bucks lost the game, and in the second half without Middleton, the Bucks played extremely hard, with only 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. I have to say that last season's championship, some people said that the alphabet brother single core led the team, but to be honest, without Middleton, the Bucks' record may have been at the bottom of the East. Holliday had 20 points, eight assists and three steals, Portis had 13 points, eight rebounds and two assists, Connaughton had 15 points, nine rebounds and two assists, and Cousins had six points, three rebounds and one assist.
Tatum once again showed his talent, 42 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and it has to be said that after Brown's return, he can really devote himself to scoring. Brown shot 6-of-13 and also had 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and injuries didn't disrupt his rhythm. Grant Williams on the bench had 17 points, seven rebounds and one assist, and Horford had 10 points, five rebounds and four assists. Hopefully, after Brown returns, this team can get back on track and launch an impact towards the top eight in the East, let's look forward to it together!