Last season in the Finals successfully defeated the Suns Bucks, in this season is also ready to attack the title, the regular season they as the third in the East directly into the playoffs, in the first round of the opponents are they have been swept 4-0 in the regular season bulls, although the Bulls in this season, but their "bullying soft fear hard" can be said to be famous, facing the top teams in the East and West, are more than wins and less, I thought that this first round series Bucks could easily defeat the Bulls, but 2 games down, Opponents are not so easy to deal with.
Middleton was injured and the Bucks' 14-game winning streak against the Bulls came to an end
In the first game, the Bucks only scored 93 points in the whole game, and finally only won the Bulls by 7 points, and today's second game, the Bucks dug a 14-point trail for themselves in the first half, although in the third quarter, relying on alphabet brothers and Middleton to open the offensive mode, the single quarter also returned the opponent a 31-24, but shortly after the beginning of the last quarter, the Bucks left the game with a very hot Middleton due to injury, and accompanied DeRozan in the last moment against the letter brother's high difficulty layup, The Bucks also completely lost hope of a comeback, and eventually lost to the Bulls 110-114, ending their 14-game winning streak, and the total score was pulled 1-1 by the Bulls.
Middleton suffered a sprained knee paraligament + lost home field advantage, and the Bucks situation may be passive
And this game bucks can be said to have lost the lady and folded the soldiers, the Bucks can blow the counterattack horn in the third quarter, but also thanks to Middleton to open the offensive mode, he in this quarter of the three-point shot 4 shots, one person scored 13 points, but in the beginning of the final quarter shortly after he was injured and left the game, never came back, and after the game according to bucks coach Budenholzer revealed, Middleton suffered a sprain of the knee medial secondary ligament, will undergo MRI tomorrow, before the injury, Middleton's data was fixed at 11 shots 6, With 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, he has played well on the offensive, defensive and organizational ends, and if it weren't for his sudden injury, the Bucks really wouldn't have lost the game they should have won.
For the Bucks, in the absence of their own home advantage, and hurt Middleton, the big player, the team wants to seek to defend the title this season, the difficulty will also be greatly increased, the Regular Season Bulls' record at home came to 27 wins and 14 losses, the winning rate was close to 60%, and in the playoffs have successfully broken their own demons, in the first game away from home, they only let the Bucks get 93 points, and also successfully defeated the defending champion in the second game, which did usher in a great improvement in morale. The next two games will be held at their home, Chicago Union Center, and in the case that the Bucks' main scorer Middleton is likely to be unable to play, the Bulls may really have two consecutive cities at their home home to obtain the match point of this series.
If Mi Shen is not optimistic, the Bucks' defense plan will be severely damaged
It is estimated that the Bucks did not expect that in the first round of the playoffs by the outside world to be infinitely optimistic, it will cause such a passive situation, if Middleton's injury is really not optimistic, even if they can successfully break through the first round, but in the semifinals, the final against other powerhouses in the East, the Bucks in the absence of such an average of nearly 20 points per game offensive firepower point, will really be difficult, the championship plan may also be stranded.