After establishing the core lineup of Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Lu Kai was once regarded as the most potential and competitive team in the East, but after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals and losing to the Heat, their overall performance has declined off a cliff, and after the start of the regular season this season, it has been ranked outside the top eight in the East for a long time, and whether they can get a playoff spot after the end of the season has become a topic of concern for fans! In the previous consecutive road trips to the West, Green Kai's poor performance has lost to the Lakers, Clippers and Suns, and they finally returned to their home stadium in this game, but the fans are still not optimistic about their winning prospects, the reason is very simple, that is, their opponent is the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, but it has to be said that in the case of not being optimistic, Green Kai played a very good performance, especially the core Tatum is unstoppable on the offensive end, and finally relies on his bravery to play, Green Kai beat the Bucks 117-103, ending an embarrassing three-game losing streak!
The Bucks' performance in the early part of the regular season was also very sluggish, but with the return of Middleton and Holliday, the core lineup of the big three was able to appear, the Bucks quickly showed the strength of the defending champions, and the ranking in the standings continued to climb, and now has risen to the second place, whether it is the overall strength of the team, or morale is better than the green Kai, which is why fans are more optimistic about their winning prospects before the game.
But in this game, only Holliday played normally among the big three, contributing 20 points, 8 assists and 3 steals in 8 of 16 shots, and the alphabet brother, who has always been known for his stability, although he also got 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, but only hit 7 goals in 14 shots, and the three-point shot was 3 of 0, the offensive efficiency did not meet expectations, and the second boss Middleton was in a bad state, colliding with his teammates during a scramble for rebounds in the game. He then withdrew from the game, and before leaving, Middleton hit just two of his eight shots, scoring just four points and making three turnovers.
In this game, Green Kai finally welcomed back Jaylen Brown, who has been off for many games, although his personal performance cannot be compared with Tatum's, but Jaylen Brown also provided great help to the team on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, scoring 19 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 3-of-7 shooting from three-point range.
Green Kai can beat the strong enemy to end the losing streak, the biggest contributor is Tatum, although the team's performance in the past two seasons has not met expectations, so that Tatum has been very questioned, but this campaign he proved the strength of Mamba passing, in the 38 minutes of his appearance, facing the Bucks' top defensive players in turn, Tatum hit 16 goals in 25 shots, including 7 of 13 three-pointers, contributing 42 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, carrying the team to victory.
For Bucks fans, a regular season loss is completely acceptable, as long as the team can stay healthy, they will be the biggest favorite of the championship this season, I hope That Middleton's injury is not too serious, can return to the court as soon as possible!