The Bucks narrowly beat the Bulls, refusing a 16-point comeback
On April 18, Beijing time, the Bucks and the Bulls launched a peak showdown in the playoffs. Milwaukee was at home and was challenged by chicago's generals.
Bucks vs Bulls
In the first half, the Bucks briefly took a 16-point lead under the outbreak of the alphabet brother. The Bulls were offensively inefficient, relying on singles from Vucevic, Ravin and DeRozan to score points, and chicago trailed by eight points after halftime.
In the second half, the Bucks' offensive efficiency declined, and the Bulls took the opportunity to play a 13-0 offensive attack to counter the score. Since then, the two sides have been locked in a battle, with the score alternately leading, but never able to pull away. In the decisive moment, the Bulls narrowed the point difference to 1 point and saw the dawn of a reversal of defeat. However, Lopez played a single in the box, Vucevic failed to score consecutive attacks on the inside line, LaVine failed to score three-pointers, and Middleton and Juholedi's steady free throw hits helped the Bucks win 93-86. Milwaukee rejected a 16-point comeback, rewriting the big score to 1-0 and defending the home field.
The Bucks narrowly beat the Bulls, rejecting a 16-point comeback
Reject 16 points reversal! Alphabet Brother 27+16 strong rampage, bucks narrowly beat the bulls! DeRozan 6 of 25!
Full game recap
At the start of the first quarter, Lopez scored four straight points, Alphabet Brother scored five points from the middle and long range, Vucevic scored from a distance, and Middleton and DeRozan played against each other. Middleton and Lopez hit consecutive hits from the perimeter, Alphabet scored four more points, and the Bucks made a perfect start of 21-5 to take a 16-point lead. DeRozan teamed up with Ravin to score four points inside, and Matthews returned the long-range shot. Lopez scored two goals in a row in the low post, with Juhorday playing single-handedly.
Letter brother hits the inside line
DeRozan, LaVine and Tristan Thompson used the impact to score points, and Portis scored 5 points in color. White teamed up with Vucevic to score five points, and Juholedi responded with a dunk. After the first quarter, the Bulls trailed 21-34.
In the second quarter, Vucevic scored in the low post, DeRozan scored 2 goals in a row, and The Alphabet Brother returned with 2 dunks. Carter hit a long-range shot, Caruso and Williams and Middleton played against each other, DeRozan teamed up with LaVine to score seven points with impact, and the Bulls continued to eat into the point difference. Alphabet Brother scored three points in a row to stabilize the situation for the Bucks.
Portis roared in celebration
Lavin and Vucevic each scored 2 goals, Connaughton returned the long-range shot, and Alphabet Brother made 1 of 2 free throws. At halftime, the Bucks led 51-43.
In the re-fight, Vucevic scored a jumper, Middleton scored on a layup, DeRozan and LaVine hit singles in succession, and Middleton returned to the long-range shot. Vucevic scored in the low post, alphabet brother 2 free throws 1, Lavine, Matthews to shoot three-pointers, alphabet brother 2 free throws all of them. Lavin hit a jumper, Alphabet Brother dunked, Vucevic broke out, and scored 8 points with a free throw, and the Bulls were able to tie the score.
DeRozan, Raven and Vucevic
White scored five points on a singles and the Bulls went on a 13-0 run. Juju holliday threw in, Alphabet Brother dunked, White jumped in, Portis scored from a distance, Alphabet hit 2+1, and after the third quarter, the Bucks led 74-71.
In the final quarter, Lopez hit 2+1, Holliday scored on a jumper, DeRozan scored 2 goals and Williams scored 2 free throws. Lopez and DeRozan faced off in the penalty area, Caruso scored on a layup and the Bulls forced the point difference to one point. Lopez hit a 2+0 shot, Vucevic missed consecutive layups and Lavine couldn't shoot from a distance. Juju holliday and Middleton made all four free throws, and Lavin lost his hand again, and the game time was over. The Bucks narrowly won 93-86 to usher in a good start.
Middleton singled DeRozan
Alphabet Brother 27+16+3+2 strong
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo played 34 minutes, shooting 10-of-19, 1-of-4 from three-point range and 6-of-11 from the free throw line, with a large double-double of 27 points, 16 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Alphabet Brother shot 53 percent from the field and 25 percent from three-point range. Alphabet Brother achieved a strong rampage on the offensive end, and he continued to complete the dunk on the inside line, crushing the opponent's penalty area. Alphabet Brother cut the highest score in the game at the same time, but also the rebounding king of the whole team.
Alphabet brother stormed
Moreover, Brother Alphabet is also the cap king of this battle. In this campaign, the plus-minus of the alphabet brother is the highest +19 in the whole game. The outbreak of the alphabet brother was the main reason why the Bucks once took a big lead.
DeRozan was 6 of 25
Bulls star DeRozan played 43 minutes, shooting 6-of-25, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 6-of-6 from the free throw line, and had 18 points, 8 boards, 6 assists and 3 steals. DeRozan, who almost played the whole game, was the second most shot player in this game. However, DeRozan's shooting percentage is not ideal. Durant shot just 24 percent from the field and didn't get any three-point shots. DeRozan made 25 shots, but only scored 18 points.
DeRozan attacked with the ball
DeRozan's constant shots squandered a lot of ball possession and offensive opportunities. DeRozan's slump was the main reason for the Bulls' defeat.
Two-team stats
Bulls: Vucevic 24 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, DeRozan 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, LaVine 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, White 12 points and 4 rebounds, Caruso 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Pavey 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Tristan Thompson 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Bucks: Alphabet Brother 27 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Juhorardi 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Middleton 11 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, Brook Lopez 18 points and 5 rebounds, Portis 10 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, Matthews 6 points and 5 rebounds, Carter 3 points, 2 rebounds, Connaughton 3 points and 4 rebounds.