On April 18, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In today's East Focus game, the Bucks played the bulls in the first leg at home. In the regular season, the Bucks are ranked 3rd in the East and the Bulls are ranked 6th in the East!
Not long after the game began, Brother Alphabet quickly made a basket, and then Brother Alphabet shot a three-point shot at the top of the arc! In the middle of the quarter, Alphabet Brother scored two consecutive baskets to help the team take a double-digit lead. The Bucks had a 34-21 lead in the first quarter, and the Alphabet Brothers cut down 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-5 shooting, almost getting a double-double in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Alphabet Brother's feel decreased, but he still made the Bulls unstoppable under the basket. He had eight points and three rebounds on 3-of-6 shooting in the quarter, and he had a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds in the first half. One of the balls, Alphabet Brother singles Caruso rushed to the basket, although the shot was deflected, but Alphabet Brother shot himself, jumped high to stage a two-handed dunk!
On the defensive end, Alphabet Brother gave Lavin a wonderful nail board hat, showing the power of last year's best defensive player! However, in this quarter, the Bucks were narrowed by the Bulls, and the first half ended to lead the Bulls 51:43.
Entering the second half, Alphabet quickly scored again, but he slid down just 1-of-4 shooting in the initial period, and he frequently caused injuries to stand on the free throw line to help the Bucks score. However, due to the letter brother's rest, the Bulls hit the back and took the lead. After returning to the court, Alphabet Brother quickly shot a shot, and then the basket was strong into DeRozan foul to play 2+1, and the Bucks led the Bulls 74:71 to end the first three quarters of the game.
In the final quarter, Alphabet Brother bumped into Caruso in the offense, was whistled for offensive fouls, and ate his fifth offense, which caused trouble for him and the Bucks. Throughout the final quarter, Brother Alphabet played only 6 minutes and did not score three rebounds.
In the end, the Bucks beat the Bulls 93-86 at home to make the series a 1-0 start and take the first step on the road to defending the title. Alphabet Brother played 34 minutes today, shooting 10-of-19, including 1-of-4 from three-point range and 6-of-11 from the free throw line, totaling 27 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Although he was plagued by fouls, his plus-minus was as high as +19, ranking first in the game!
According to the schedule, the second leg of the two teams will meet on April 21, and the Alphabet Brothers and Bucks will continue to sit at home.