In the first game of the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls lost 86-93 to the Bucks on the road, trailing 0-1 by a large margin.
The Bulls didn't do well enough today, with DeRozan playing 42 minutes, hitting just six of 25 shots, 0-of-2 from three-point range, 6-of-6 from the free throws, just 18 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals. In the second half, DeRozan was only 2 of 13, and the final quarter was repeatedly hit.
LaVine made his playoff debut today, and LaVine made his playoff debut after playing 478 regular season games, the longest in the active season. Ranked behind LaVine is Hield, who has played 468 regular-season games and has not played the playoffs. But LaVine didn't make a playoff debut, playing 37 minutes and shooting just 6-of-19 from the field, with 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.
Vucevic played 38 minutes today, shooting just 9-of-27, 2-of-10 from three-point range, 4-of-5 from the free throw line, 24 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
On the Bucks side, The Alphabet Brother suffered foul trouble, 5 turnovers and 5 fouls, but he played 34 minutes, 10 of 19, 1 of 4 from three points, 6 of 11 from the free throw line, or cut down a comprehensive stat of 27 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, plus or minus +19 to lead the game. It is worth mentioning that Alphabet Brother has won 14 consecutive bulls, and the last loss to bulls dates back to 2017.
Middleton was in a slump today, playing 38 minutes, shooting 4-of-13 from the field, 1-of-7 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, with just 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and seven turnovers. Holliday played 39 minutes, shooting 6-of-16 from the field, with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Lopez jr. played 32 minutes, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Overall, the Bucks didn't fare well today, scoring only 93 points in total, but they still won, which shows that the Bulls are really not the Bucks' opponents. Of course. The Bulls didn't do well today, and several of the main players didn't have a high shooting percentage, so the whole team scored 86 points.
After losing to the Bucks today, the Bulls have a record of just 1-15 against the top four teams in the East this season, and only won one game against the Celtics at the beginning of the season, when the Celtics had a poor record. In addition to the Celtics, the Bulls have all been swept this season against the Heat, Bucks and 76ers.
In such a situation, the bull may not be able to face the bucks, not only is it likely to be the first round, but also very likely to be swept.