Bulls challenge bucks
To avoid the Nets, the Bucks voluntarily lost in the final game and retreated to third place in the East, so they faced the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. Although the Bulls once topped the first place in the East, the All-Star performed badly and eventually only ranked sixth in the East. DeRozan has played a fantastic season, but on the playoff stage, he has not yet proved himself. And, the team's core point guard, Lonzo Ball, has yet to show signs of a comeback.
In the eyes of most people, this should be the most suspenseful set of duels in the East, but who would have thought that the Bulls would almost complete the reversal in the first game. Although DeRozan's performance is still crotch-pulling, But Vucevic is indeed a point that the Bucks can't solve, as for Caruso, the Kahuang who came out of the Lakers, is born for the big stage.
Caruso tried his best
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Bucks showed the strength of the defending champion, alphabet brother had 9 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-5 shooting, Lopez also had 11 points, the team bombed 34 points in a single quarter, while the Bulls only scored 21 points, LaVine shot 2 of 5, and DeRozan shot 2 of 6. After returning from the second quarter, Lavin and DeRozan combined to score 13 points, but the shooting percentage was still only 3 of 10, fortunately, the Bucks really gave the bucks a chance, the whole team only scored 17 points, which was unbearable, and the Bulls barely narrowed the point difference to 8 points at the end of the half.
In the second half, DeRozan continued to pull the crotch, only 2 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists on 7 shooting, fortunately, Vucevic stepped forward, 12 points and 5 rebounds on 9 shooting, LaVine also had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, the Bulls only got 28 points, and the Bucks did not find the sense of scoring, only scored 23 points, the Bulls successfully narrowed the point difference to 3 points. After returning from the last quarter, Caruso hit a three-pointer, and then created two offensive fouls in a row, directly allowing Alphabet Brother Five to commit a rest.
At the critical moment, Holliday's three-point plus shot stabilized the situation, Caruso continued to make contributions on the defensive end, but Lopez gave in the box, scoring 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block, while Vucevic lost consecutive shots under the basket, Lavine's unreasonable three-point box came out, and finally the Milwaukee Bucks narrowly won 93-86 at home to the Chicago Bulls, leading 1-0 in the series.
The two males in the quagmire were born
Although the Chicago Bulls left the suspense to the last minute, the performance of DeRozan and Lavin was really difficult to describe. LaVine shot 6 of 19, three-pointers 10 shots 2, only 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, the first playoff game of his career, can also be understood, as for DeRozan, 6 of 25 shots, it is 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, many fans have said that DeRozan bid farewell to the garbage brothers, and now he and LaVine have formed a quagmire double male, such a winning opportunity is not cherished in front of him, then wait to be swept out!
Although Vucevic failed to carry the team in the last minute, he still had 24 points and 17 rebounds, and Caruso had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and the data could not reflect his value. Alphabet brother back five fouls, still got 27 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, I have to say that over the years, alphabet brother has been evolving, and DeRozan, perhaps that DeRozan / big Lopez also has 18 points and 5 rebounds, Holliday 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, the two carried the team at key moments. Middleton didn't feel good, with just 11 points, five rebounds and six assists on 4-of-13 shooting, but he wouldn't always feel cold.