Beijing time on April 18, in an NBA playoff game that ended today, the defending champion Bucks defeated the Bulls 93-86, compared with some other playoffs this year, this game has more of the taste of the Eastern Playoffs, a lot of hand-to-hand combat and confrontation, the score is low, the intensity is high, and this season is actually what many fans expected, the Predator Bulls met the Bucks' long-hand formation, which is destined to be a defensive battle, depending on who can break through the opponent's defense line in the end.
At the same time, from the core of the two teams, the victory or defeat of this game is to see the play of Alphabet Brother and DeRozan, from the results, there is no doubt that Alphabet Brother is better, the whole game, Alphabet Brother played 33 minutes, 19 shots 10, including 4 three-pointers 1 shot, 11 free throws 6 shots, 27 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, the efficiency is quite outstanding.
Statistics show that Antetokounmpo has scored 25+ points and 10+ rebounds in a single game 30 times in the playoffs so far in his career, making him the second person in the history of the Bucks. In addition, after the game, StatMuse updated Twitter, posting a statistic of Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo to share with fans. Antetokounmpo has won 14 straight games for the Bulls. The last time the Bulls beat Antetokounmpo was in 2017.
There is no doubt that The Alphabet Brother is the Bulls' nemesis, but in fact, this game the Bulls are not without opportunities, but unfortunately, the star they rely on the most, DeRozan, was completely strangled in this game. Throughout the game, DeRozan played 43 minutes, 6 of 25 shots, only scored 18 points, including 2 of 13 shots in the second half, after the game, talking about his performance, DeRozan also blamed himself: "I don't know what really happened, maybe it was a week off, today is not what I should have performed." ”
DeRozan also promised that he would bounce back in the next game, but maybe it won't be easy, and DeRozan's slump is not just a matter of his own form, but also related to the Bucks' defense. Throughout the game, Bucks player Juul Holliday played 39 minutes, had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, and led deRozan in the whole game, completely strangling the king of the season.
It must be admitted that Holliday played a key role in deRozan's defense, and the super defender who has been neglected in the past has begun to prove himself in recent years, whether it was defending Durant in the playoffs, or Booker and Paul in the Finals last season, and now defending DeRozan, Holliday has become an opponent's nightmare, and it has made the Warriors' Iguodala praise.
A few days ago, Warriors veteran Andre Iguodala praised Holliday's defensive ability in an interview, and Iguodala said: "Holliday is the best defender in this league, one of the best defenders I have ever seen, and he is also at the strongest defensive time of his career." In fact, this is not the first time that Iguodala has publicly praised Holliday's defense, and last season Iguodala publicly stated that he believes Holliday is one of the best players to defend Durant.
In the 2018 playoffs, the Pelicans and warriors met in the Western Conference semifinals, the two sides fought 5 games, although the Pelicans lost the series, but Holliday's defense of the Warriors players was very successful, under Holliday's defense, Durant shot 42 of 20 of 5 games, shooting 47.6%, but the total of 9 three-pointers was only 1, to know that that is the peak Durant, a guard can have such a defensive effect has been quite remarkable. Even Iguodala later said on the show: "I've seen this guy defend KD (Kevin Durant) for 40 minutes, and I exclaim wow, but I already know he has this ability because we used to be teammates." Juju Holliday deserves two or three of the best defensive players, he should be selected for one defense every year, but he will never get the praise he deserves. ”
Now, Holliday is using his actual performance to prove Iguodala's remarks, and seeing such a Holliday, perhaps the Lakers should regret not choosing to trade holliday, in vain let the Bucks pick up a big bargain, no matter how you look at it, the current Holliday, is stronger than last season's Schroeder, and this season's Westbrook, especially his defense, is the lakers' former head coach Vogel's favorite thing.