The Eastern Showdown rivalry meets again
Last season's Eastern Conference Finals, the Hawks and Bucks fought in the dark, and it was an absolutely successful season for both teams. But back this season, both teams retained last season's squads, and the results were very different. Although the Bucks have been plagued by injuries, after the return of the Trident, the team has rushed to the third place in the East, and recently won a wave of 5 consecutive wins, as for the Atlanta Hawks, it is only in the tenth place in the East.
This game, the two teams of last season's East Finals played again, which naturally attracted the attention of countless fans. Trae Young, whose heart is higher than the sky, always likes to prove himself on the big stage, this game against the defending champion, can the young Trae Young lead the team to terminate the Bucks' five-game winning streak on the road?
The Hawks head coach was ousted
The Bucks, who played at home, showed strong strength in the first quarter, alphabet brother shot 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 9 shots, except for 3 shots, the rest were under the basket, which was simply unstoppable. Led by the alphabet brother, the Bucks scored 37 points in the first quarter, while the Hawks only scored 26 points, including Hunter with 7 points and 1 assist, and Trae Young with 2 points and 4 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Middleton took over the offensive flag from the alphabet brother, and had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-7 shooting.
That's where the Bucks are terrible, and there's never a shortage of scoring strengths. With Middleton's outburst, the Bucks scored another 31 points in the second quarter, while the Hawks still scored only 28 points, so at the end of the half, the Bucks led the Hawks by 14 points at 68-54. In the second half, Trae Young began to exert power, 4 of 8 shooting, with 12 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 block, leading the team to bomb 32 points in this quarter. Neither Alphabet Nordleton had a very bright performance, and the Eagles managed to narrow the gap to seven points.
In the last quarter of the game, the alphabet brother once again took over the game, 3 shots were under the basket, all hit, got 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Holliday also had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Hunter received an offensive foul in the final moments, head coach McMillan stormed out, eating two technical fouls in a row, Middleton laughed at two points, the difference between the two teams reached 10 points, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-115 at home and won six consecutive games.
The Bucks are back in second place in the East
After a six-game winning streak, Milwaukee surpassed the Philadelphia 76ers and returned to second place in the East. Alphabet brother once again showed the strength of the new façade of the league, 15 of 22 shots, bombed 43 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, you know, the Eagles inside the station is Collins and Capela, but still can not stop the alphabet brother's attack. Middleton also had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, Portis had 23 points and 15 rebounds, Holliday didn't feel good, with only 11 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists on 5-of-17 shooting, and Allen had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Hawks tried their best, and head coach McMillan was ousted, but still did not help the team win the game. Trae Young, with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, continued to show off his passing ability, but the alphabet brother's physical talent was too outstanding to really do anything. Hult had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Hunter also had 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 7-of-11 shooting, Capela had 11 points and 9 rebounds, Gallinari had 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and as many as 6 players on the team scored in double figures, to no avail.