After a team record of 51 wins and 31 losses in the regular season, locked in the third place in the East, the defending champion Bucks, this campaign is at home, and the first round of the playoffs ushered in the challenge of the bulls, who ranked sixth in the East.
In terms of the Bucks, the Big Three are poised to go, and the team has home field advantage, and the Bucks will also be ready to win the playoffs in front of the home fans.
On the other hand, on the Bulls side, head coach Donovan lined up, and whether the Bulls, who were in a boat and a car, could win on the road has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with a strong start of 21-7, the Bucks, who played at home, completely suppressed the Bulls in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Ravin + Vucevic in the third quarter went on a series of efforts to lead the Bulls to an 11-0 counterattack frenzy, successfully closing the score gap and preserving the suspense of the game.
But helplessly in the final quarter of the decisive moment, Holliday + Da Luo successively exerted force, the Bucks took the opportunity to establish a 7-point lead, and the Bulls repeatedly failed to attack, only to lose.
The Bucks, who finally beat the Bulls 93-86 at home, won the first round of the opening red, and also took the lead in the series 1-0 in the playoffs!
Playing at home in this game, the Bucks will live up to expectations, the whole team played a 5-player scoring double-double, all-staff team performance, successfully defended the home court.
In the case of the main forces such as Middleton + Holliday + Portis, each performing their duties, the team's ace alphabet brother, as well as the play of the interior high Tower Dalo, is particularly critical!
Alphabet Brother was very efficient in this game, starting 33 minutes, shooting a game-high 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting, plus 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
Among them, in the third quarter, he single-handedly rode through the level to score 10 points, not only stepped forward and led the Bucks to withstand the opponent's pressure to chase points, but also once became a difficult existence for the Bulls to solve!
In addition, after cutting a 27+16 double-double performance in this campaign, Alphabet Brother has scored 25+ points and 10+ rebounds in a single game 30 times in the playoffs, becoming the second person in the history of the Bucks after Abdul-Jabbar, ushering in a major milestone moment in his career!
Of course, the Bucks were able to beat the Bulls in this game, and the performance of the team's inner pillar, Lopez, also played a crucial role.
In this campaign, Daluo attacked and defended well, starting 30 minutes, and delivered 18 points+ 5 rebounds + 2 blocks on 7-of-14 shooting.
Not only did it win on the offensive end, supporting the Bucks' inner line, but also on the defensive end, it interfered with the Bulls' offense many times, successfully affected the trend of the game, and made a great contribution to the Bucks' playoff opening!
More importantly, the first round of the playoffs to defeat the Bulls, whose strength cannot be underestimated, and achieved a series start, for the defending champion Bucks, it will undoubtedly play an inspiring role in the team's next road to defending the title!
On the other hand, the Bulls side, the team was completely suppressed at both ends of the attack and defense in this game, and finally lost by 7 points, and the performance of the game that was 0-1 behind in the big score obviously needs to be examined.
After all, as the three cores of the team, although Vucevic cut the overall performance of 24+17+3+1+2, DeRozan only shot 6 of 25 shots, and LaVinne only shot 6 of 19 shots, which was indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
In the face of the fiery alphabet brother + Da Luo, as well as the Bucks who blossomed at many points, the Bulls coach Donovan, who coached a whole game but miscalculated at a critical moment, seems to have no choice but to accept the reality of losing.
As for whether this Bulls team, which has high hopes in the next G2 battle, can adjust its status in time and equalize the big score of the series, we seem to have to wait and see!