The start date of the NBA playoffs this season is getting closer and closer, and the final ranking of the playoffs against the two sides and the regular season has become the most concerned topic for fans, because the Nets, which have durant, Irving and Ben Simmons, have performed poorly in the middle of the season, and are already destined to get a playoff spot through the playoffs, which also makes the top two in the East no longer a fragrant feast in the eyes of many strong teams. Doing everything possible to escape from the top two in the East has even become the first choice for teams aiming to impact the championship! In this regular season, the defending champion Bucks encountered doncic-led lone rangers, before the game began, the Bucks temporarily ranked second in the standings, or have the possibility of encountering the Nets in the first round, in order to completely end this probability, their second boss Middleton also tried his best to play a poor personal performance, which also made many fans ridicule, in order to defend Middleton is also at the expense of insults, and finally the lone rangers under the leadership of Doncic 118-112 Bucks, gave the latter two consecutive defeats The defending champion also fell to the third place in the East as desired!
In the last game against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Bucks, who had taken a break from the Big Three, suffered a 34-point rout, and let the Big Three all appear in this game, but the state of the three people was diametrically opposite, Holliday was full of fire after resting, cutting 20 points and 9 assists on 8-of-5 shooting outside the three-point line, and the performance of the alphabet brother can only be described as decent, not too bad but also did not meet the expectations of the outside world for him, 22 shots only hit 12 goals, Got a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds.
But what really makes the Bucks lose as they wish, it depends on the man Middleton, before winning the championship, Middleton was once called the league's second most watery leader by the fans, this game he played 36.5 minutes, 14 shots only hit 3 goals and only 11 points to score, became the main reason for the team's loss, which is why fans ridiculed Middleton in order to be able to let the team avoid the Nets, he did not hesitate to bear the name again.
After sending Porzingis away, the Lone Ranger has completely let Doncic enter the mode of the lone hero, and the performance of European geniuses directly determines the prospects of the Lone Ranger in the playoffs, from the performance of this game, Doncic has entered the playoff mode.
Under the Bucks' strict defense, Doncic still played a phenomenal personal performance, in the 39 minutes of his appearance, 22 shots hit 9 goals, including 3 of 9 three-pointers, and also frequently attacked the inside line to create damage, one person got 14 free throw opportunities, and finally cut 32 points, 8 rebounds, 15 assists and 3 steals of quasi-triple-double data, under his tandem, the Lone Ranger also had six players scored double digits, which is also the key to the team's victory.
Although the Bucks' championship win last season has been questioned, from their performance this season, the probability of successful defending the title is very large, but after seven hard battles with the Nets last season, they know that the opponent is very difficult to deal with, so strategically abandon some games to get themselves a more relaxed schedule, which will greatly increase the probability of the Bucks defending the title!