On January 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Bucks' game against the Pelicans officially began. Before the game, I believe most fans will predict that the Bucks will be able to win this game easily. After all, the Bucks were the championship team last season, and the Pelicans were just the third-to-last team in the West. Sure enough, the Bucks took the initiative from the start of the game, and the Bucks always maintained the lead in the fourth quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led by three points. In the second quarter, the Bucks led by eight points. At the end of the third quarter, the Bucks led by 14 points. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Bucks defeated the Pelicans 136-113.
Objectively speaking, the Pelicans' loss in this game is indeed not much suspense, after all, the Bucks are far stronger than the Pelicans. But then again, although the Pelicans lost the game, the Pelicans' performance in this game was still remarkable. Especially on the offensive end, the Pelicans presented a scene of blossoming everywhere, with a total of 7 players scoring in double figures throughout the game: Graham 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Temple 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Jones 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Hernan Gomez 11 points and 8 rebounds, Hayes 23 points and 7 rebounds, Walker 13 points and 5 rebounds, Hart 14 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists
After talking about the losing Pelicans, let's talk about the winning Bucks. Above, we have already said that the bucks' hard power is far stronger than the Pelicans, so the reason why the Bucks win is not to give everyone a long time here, and this article focuses on talking to you about the player of the alphabet brother. Alphabet Brother played 32 minutes in this game, shooting 12 of 18, including 2 of 4 three-pointers and 9 of 12 free throws, and got 35 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals, plus-minus +25. Yes, you read right, Alphabet Brother is so efficient, that is, in the 32 minutes of playing, he scored 35 points, and Alphabet Brother's shooting rate was as high as 66%. For the performance of the alphabet brother in this game, we can fully describe it with the word "unstoppable".
Fans who have watched the game will know how efficient the alphabet brother played on the offensive end of this game. When the position is attacked, the alphabet brother is very selective. If there are players close to the defense, alphabet brother can break through the dunk. When there is no close defense, alphabet brother can shoot from mid-range. If you get the ball near the three-second zone, The Alphabet Brother only needs one step to complete the dunk. When defending the counterattack, as long as the alphabet brother rushed up, he was like a "light tank" straight to the basket under the Pelicans could not pull. Especially in the face of Hayes defense, the alphabet brother is more free to play, Hayes close to the alphabet brother to break through, Hayes low defensive letter brother will dunk him, to the end we can see Hayes face written with helplessness. To borrow a phrase we often say, Hayes was beaten to the point of collapse.
I don't know, how do you feel after watching this game? Anyway, after watching this game, I have only one feeling, that is, "hard work will definitely be rewarded.". You can recall last season's alphabet brother, the free throw is not allowed to be cut often, the three-point catch is empty, and the mid-range shot is ignored. Conversely, look at the changes in the offensive end of the alphabet this season, the free throw shooting rate has increased to 69% (59% last season), more and more mid-range shooting, and the three-point shooting rate has increased to 28% (19% last season). In a word, the letter brother now has less and less offensive weakness, and now he has the hard power to succeed James. Again, there are many talented players in the NBA, but there are very few players who are talented and can work hard, but Brother Alphabet is one of the very few.