After a bitter defeat and a hasty road trip, the Bucks, who ranked third in the East, returned to the home court and ushered in the challenge of back-to-back combat, ranking fifth in the East.
On the Bucks side, although Middleton was absent due to injury, it was fortunate that alphabet brothers returned from the line of fire and tried to lead the Bucks to defend the home field and launch an attack on the second place in the East.
On the other hand, the Bulls side, the main players poured out, this battle bulls are also ready to play a big game on the road, taking advantage of the chase to win 2 consecutive wins!
However, after four quarters of competition, with a wave of 13-0 scoring climax, the Bucks, who played at home, completely suppressed the Bulls in the first half, and achieved a huge advantage of as many as 16 points.
Coupled with the return of the second half, the third quarter of the alphabet brother + Holliday + Matthews felt hot, the Bucks took the opportunity to expand the point difference to 22 points, which also made the final quarter lose suspense early.
In the end, the Bucks also beat the Bulls 126-98 at home, successfully defending the home court, and also gave the rival Bulls a 28-point defeat!
Playing at home in this game, the Bucks swept away the slump of the previous game's fiasco, played a team performance of as many as 7 people scoring in double figures, and comprehensively crushed the Bulls at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
In the case of the main forces such as Allen + Da Luo + Matthews, each performing their duties, the joint efforts to cut down the two core letters of 52 + 12 Brother + Holliday played a crucial leading role!
Alphabet brother attacked and defended well in this game, starting 28 minutes, 9 of 12 shooting, and delivered an all-round performance of 25 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 10 points in the first quarter, 3 shots, 3 shots, not only helped the Bucks to open the situation smoothly, but also laid a solid foundation for the team to achieve a big victory!
I have to say that in the absence of Middleton, this game faced the Bulls whose strength should not be underestimated, and the letter brother stepped forward, and indeed did not live up to the trust of the team's coaching staff!
Of course, the Bucks were able to beat the Bulls in this game, and the performance of the team's core point guard Holliday was also a great achievement.
Holliday was very efficient, starting 29 minutes, shooting more than 70% of the 12-of-17 shooting, and it was a game-high 27 points, plus 7 assists and 1 steal.
In addition, compared with the 9 mistakes of the alphabet brother in the whole game, Holliday has not made a mistake in this game, it can be said that at both ends of the attack and defense, he single-handedly broke the Bulls' defender line!
More importantly, after defeating the Bulls in this game, the Bucks' regular season record also came to 45 wins and 27 losses, officially surpassing the Philadelphia 76ers in the ranking and returning to second place in the East.
There is no doubt that in the case of Middleton's injury, the Bucks' return to second place in the East has indeed played a role in stabilizing the hearts and minds of the military to a certain extent!
On the other hand, the Bulls' performance in this game, the team collapsed in the offensive and defensive ends, and finally swallowed the 28-point rout, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, in the case of DeRozan + Ravin + Vucevic playing well and cutting 20+ at the same time, the two tigers of Caruso + Kobe White will have a sluggish performance of only 3 of 15 shots, which is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
In the face of the fiery alphabet brother + Holliday, as well as the bucks who blossomed more, the DeRozan + Ravin + Vucevic, who worked hard for a whole but did not return, seemed to have no choice but to accept the reality of the fiasco.
Obviously, for the Bulls, who have fallen to fifth in the East, after such a fiasco against the defending champions, the Bulls, which were once regarded as "dark horses" this season, have undoubtedly suffered a big blow!