On April 21, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. The Bucks, who are currently leading 1-0 in the first round of the series, have once again faced the challenge of the Chicago Bulls. As a team that aspires to defend the championship this season, the Bucks' ability to storm the box is definitely the only one in the league. As early as last season's playoff stage, Alphabet Brother had already led the team to prove this, not only overturning the Brooklyn Nets in advance, but also kicking off the Suns who came to compete for the championship trophy on the stage of the Finals.
However, the Bulls are not the weak team. In the process of taking DeRozan, Raven and Vucevic as the core of the team, they have also shown the strength of the dark horses in the West, which has caused many teams to suffer big losses. However, according to statistical analysis, the Bulls have only achieved a record of 1 win and 15 losses in the top four teams facing the East this season. Moreover, the Bucks can be called a Nightmare for the Bulls. That's right, in the last 14 games, the Bulls have all ended in defeat without exception.
So, whether or not the Bulls can stop the Bucks who aspire to win the championship, winning in the series is also a new breakthrough. And this G2 battle that ushered in the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls made a certain response. In the first half of the competition, DeRozan showed his unparalleled offensive aggressiveness, sending 8+1+2 data in the first quarter, leading the team to a 29-28 score, and in the second quarter, there were 9 points and 1 rebound, and LaVine also contributed a key 12 points, which helped the team play a 34-21 score.
At the end of the first half of the game, the Bulls took an absolute lead. Judging from this situation, it is not impossible for the Bulls to break the spell. However, after Yibian fought again, the Bucks, who made corresponding adjustments, launched a strong counterattack. Encountering the noisy alphabet brother broke out in the third quarter, sending 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal and 2 blocks of comprehensive statistics, Middleton was not willing to show weakness, and also sent a key 13 points to lead the team to a 31-24 score.
The point gap was narrowed to 7 points, and the Bucks still had a good chance of reversing the final quarter. Unfortunately, the Bulls did not give the Bucks a final chance to reverse, but instead clung to the lead and continued to consume the remaining game time. In the end, after the regular time of the fourth quarter, the Bucks were able to recover the three points they had previously trailed, but still let the Bulls win the final victory of the game with a score of 114-110, breaking the spell of the team's 14 consecutive losses and successfully pulling back a city in the first round of the series.
On the way to winning the game, DeRozan's playing time reached 44.3 minutes, delivering a game-high score of 41 points, as well as 7 rebounds and 4 assists. With this statistic, DeRozan set a new personal playoff scoring record. However, we have to admit that the Bulls are not only DeRozan on milestone night, handing over gorgeous statistics. LaVine also gave up 20 points, as well as Vucevic, who had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Known as the Little Big Three, they have made successive threats in this game, which is the key to the Bulls' victory.
However, the Bucks' star Alphabet Brother seems very lonely! Although he sent a 33+18+9 quasi-triple-double in the 40 minutes of play, the scoring performances of Middleton and Holliday are no longer magical. To this end, the alphabet brother who handed over the luxurious quasi-three-double data can only fall into the embarrassment of being difficult to support.