In the offseason before the start of the season, many teams in the NBA Eastern Conference have upgraded the lineup, which has also made the battle for the regular season division championship extremely fierce, the Nets, Bulls and Heat have all climbed to the top of the Eastern Conference standings, and as the regular season enters the final stage, the defending champion Bucks also see the hope of reaching the top, in this regular season, the Bucks encountered the Challenge of the Wizards, although the two cores of Alphabet Brother and Middleton are hanging free cards in the game. But the defending champion is still under the leadership of championship guard Holliday, the opening game is like a rainbow momentum, the first quarter of the game to establish a huge lead of 19 points, and also maintain the lead to the end, and finally the Bucks also 114-102 light Wizards, two consecutive wins at the same time, the east's first Heat team win difference narrowed to only 1 game, see the hope of counterattack to the top!
The Wizards have also frequently made big deals in the past two seasons, after last season's exchange for Wei Shao, under the leadership of the team's backcourt double gun, they entered the playoffs as desired, and before the start of this season, they exchanged Kuzma, Pop and Harrell from the Lakers, and traded the Lone Ranger's inner core Porzingis on the trade deadline, facing the defending champion Bucks, Kuzma and Gao Hanging Free Card, which also made Porzingis the absolute core of the team on the court.
Although the Bucks did not have the alphabet brother on the inside, Porzingis still did not play a personal performance that satisfied the fans, and in the 32 minutes of his appearance, he only hit 6 of 12 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, and only got 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, which was obviously not enough to help the team beat the powerful defending champion.
The Bucks management built a very good lineup around the big three of Alphabet Brother, Middleton and Holliday, and despite Holliday's single-handed leadership, the role players gave him great help at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, hitting 10 goals in 18 shots in the 32.5 minutes of Holliday's appearance, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, contributing 24 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal, but under great defensive pressure from opponents. It also allowed Holliday to make 6 personal turnovers in the game.
Under Holliday's passing organization, the Bucks played a very smooth overall offense in this game, with as many as seven players scoring double-digit points in the whole team, among which Allen, who was partnered with Holliday in the backcourt, felt hot, and one person hit 5 goals in 7 shots, cutting down 21 points second only to Holliday!
After the introduction of a number of strong reinforcements in the offseason, the overall strength of the Heat has also improved visibly, but in the last game lost to the Warriors, the core of the team, Butler and head coach Spollstra, captain Haslem directly on the sidelines of the quarrel, which will inevitably affect the unity of the team's locker room, and in basketball, a very holistic project, it is very difficult to take the team, and the remaining games in the regular season are enough for the Bucks to counterattack at the last moment. Break into the playoffs with a first-place finish in the East!