After completing a "dramatic" kill in the last game, the New Orleans Pelicans, who were in full swing, returned home to challenge the defending champion Bucks.
On the Pelicans side, the three core varan + Graham + Varan are ready to take advantage of the chase to lead the team to defend the home court and win 2 consecutive wins.
On the other hand, on the Bucks side, although the two core letter brothers + Middleton are absent at the same time, championship guard Holliday controls the overall situation, and it is indeed still unknown who will die in this battle!
However, after four rounds of fierce competition, the pelicans, which were dominated by the anti-guests, in the first half, under the excellent performance of Varan, comprehensively suppressed the Bucks and achieved a slight score advantage.
Although after returning from the second half, Holliday + Allen in the third quarter ushered in an outbreak at the same time, leading the Bucks to play a wave of counter-attack and successfully erased the score gap.
However, at the moment of the final battle, the two sides did not give in to each other, and there was no victory or defeat in the conventional time, and the game also entered extra time.
However, in overtime, the situation on the field suddenly changed, and Alexander Walker + Graham + Herbert Jones scored consecutive points, completely ending the suspense of the game.
In the end, the Pelicans also beat the Bucks 116-112 at home, defending the home court strongly, and also won a wave of 2 consecutive wins!
Playing at home in this game, facing their own baskets and fans, the Pelicans can be described as all-staff, playing a team performance with 6 people scoring in double figures and multi-point blossoming.
In the case of Hart + Herbert Jones + Alexander Walker and other main players, continuing a stable performance, while cutting 20+ Ingram + Varan + Graham played a crucial leading role!
In this game, in the absence of Alphabet Brother, Ingram played his own advantage, starting 42 minutes, shooting 6 from the middle of the line on 16 shots and hitting 3 three-pointers, and getting an excellent performance of 22+5+5+3.
And his heroic performance of scoring 10 points in the third quarter not only helped the Pelicans withstand the opponent's pressure to chase points, but also made the Bucks feel great pressure!
In addition, as the inner pillar of the team, Varan's performance in this game is also remarkable.
Against Cousins, Varan was uncompromising, contributing an all-around performance of 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks.
Not only in terms of personal data, he defeated Cousins, but also almost single-handedly guarded the Pelicans' inside line!
Of course, the Pelicans were able to beat the defending champion Bucks in overtime, and Graham, who staged a good game in the last game, was also instrumental in this game.
In this game, Graham continued the brave state of the previous game, shooting 8 three-pointers and shooting a team-high 26 points, plus 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
While providing the Pelicans with strong outside firepower and vitality, Graham's key performance in the final quarter and overtime was also a complete disruption to the Bucks' defensive plans!
On the other hand, on the Bucks side, the team was upset in this game, and the performance of the game on the road was obviously still to be examined.
After all, after Holliday ushered in the outbreak, cut a game-high 40 points, plus 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Grayson Allen played well, taking 25+3+3+1.
This game lacks the bucks team of the two cores of alphabet brother + Middleton, facing the Pelicans team with all the soldiers, in the competitiveness of the key moment, it is indeed still a bit stretched!
In this regard, many Bucks fans also said after the game: Alphabet brother + Middleton come back to help Holliday!