The Bucks face the Bulls
In the Eastern Conference playoffs, the most suspenseful set of duels should be the Bulls and Bucks. Although one of them is third in the East and the other is sixth in the East, only 5 wins apart, but everyone knows that there is an insurmountable gap between the strength of the two teams. This season, the Bulls faced the top three teams in the East and West, one did not win, and the four games against the Bucks were naturally 0-4. In this series, the bulls' hopes can be said to be very slim.
But, to be honest, the Bulls want to create suspense in this series, and Vucevic is the most important link. Previously, at the Magic, Vucevic played a brilliant performance against the Bucks in the playoffs. As a space-type interior, the Bucks really have no one to limit him. But this season, Vucevic's performance has been somewhat disappointing.
Refuse to upset the reversal
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Bucks showed their strength, alphabet brother 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-5 shooting, which was simply a raging restricted area, Lopez scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting, the team bombed 34 points in a single quarter, while the Bulls only scored 21 points, including Vucevic 6 points and 5 rebounds, DeRozan 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. After returning from the second quarter, the Bucks fell into a scoring drought, and The Alphabet Brother took 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, but the whole team only scored 17 points, and the Bulls successfully seized the opportunity.
LaVine still had only 1 of 4 shots, but won 4 free throws, 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, DeRozan also had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, and the Bulls scored 22 points in the single quarter, successfully narrowing the gap to 8 points at the end of halftime. In the second half, the Bulls struggled to catch up, Vucevic stepped forward, 12 points and 5 rebounds on 5-of-9 shooting, LaVine also had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, the team bombed 28 points in a single quarter, and the Bucks have not eased up, only 23 points in this quarter, and the gap between the two teams has narrowed to 3 points.
After returning from the last quarter, Caruso hit three points, and also made 2 offensive fouls in a row, directly letting The Alphabet Brother carry five fouls, and could only rest. Then it was Caruso, who assisted White's layup after the steal, successfully defended Middleton's attack, and after Vucevic hooked a shot, the Bulls rebounded by one point. Holliday hit the crucial three-pointer, Da Luo played 2+1, Holliday hit a mid-range shot, and a wave of 8-0 successfully stretched the point difference to seven points. DeRozan made fouls and made both penalties to stabilize the situation.
Parvi strongly attacked the alphabet brother to get a hand, Da Luo scored under the basket, DeRozan changed defense to Da Luo, the signature mid-range steady hit, Caruso slipped to the basket, took Vucevic pass and easily scored, but Da Luo's basket shot was still unstoppable, fortunately, the penalty was not hit. Vucevic conceded consecutive shots, lavine steals, three-point shots were not hit, Holliday had two free throws, DeRozan shot or not, middleton two free throws to seal the win. In the end, the Milwaukee Bucks narrowly defeated the Chicago Bulls 93-86 and led the series by a large margin of 1-0.
DeRozan pulled his crotch again
DeRozan did play a fantastic season, but when it came to the playoff stage, he still pulled his crotch as always, shooting 6 of 25 from the field, with only 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, such a performance really could not lead the Bulls to win the game. Vucevic had 24 points, 17 rebounds and three assists, shooting a slightly less effective percentage of 9-of-27 shooting. LaVine had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and on the playoff stage, it still lacked a little success. The only one to praise is Caruso, 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, the data is average, but the effect is huge.
The Bulls were able to create suspense in the final quarter, even overtaking the score at one point, and Caruso played a key role. In this game, The Alphabet Brother has five fouls, still has 27 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Holliday is not soft at key moments, there are also 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, the big Lopez is 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, as for Middleton, it does not play a role at all, only 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in 13 shots, and Portis on the bench has 10 points, 12 rebounds and 2 steals.