On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, the Bucks challenged the Bulls away, the Bucks broke the opponent in the first quarter, achieved a 16-point advantage in the single quarter, and the Bucks led by 24 points in the second quarter and led 60-41 at halftime.
The matchup was notable, the Bucks were the defending champions, ranked 3rd in the East, the Bulls were 6th, the first game was won by 7 points, the Second Bulls narrowly won a 4-point win to win back a city, DeRozan slashed 41 points, the big score came to 1-1 draw, and the Bulls grabbed home advantage. Middleton's injury added to the suspense of this duel.
Matthews started in place of Middleton, and after the opening, both teams entered the form quickly, the outside felt good, the Bulls' first nine points were all from the outside, the Bucks' offense was even better, and soon stopped the Bulls 17-9. Allen became a Wizard, he shot all three from the outside in the first quarter, Portis and Holliday also felt good, the Bucks quickly opened up the point difference, the first quarter bucks 33-17 lead 16 points, beating the Bulls.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls scored five consecutive points, but their offense quickly lost power, and the Bucks scored 7 points to stop the Bulls. Back from the timeout, the Bucks are still strong, alphabet brother two free throws, Portis basket strong attack score, the Bucks 44-22 lead 22 points. The Bulls were stuck in a scoring drought, and the point difference reached 24 points at one point, with White and Caruso hitting three consecutive points and the Bucks called a timeout.
The suspension came back, the two teams scored alternately, the Bucks still suppressed the Bulls, the point difference was always around 20 points, DeRozan scored 2+1, and created the third foul of the alphabet brother, Holliday hit a three-pointer, and the Bucks led by 23 points at 58-35. LaVine scored on a layup and ended halftime with the Bucks leading 60-41.
The Bucks blossomed with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Portis 10 points and 8 rebounds, Allen 14 points and 5 rebounds, Holliday 13 points, Connaughton 6 points, and Big Lowe 7 points. The Bulls attacked with a dud, Caruso 9 points, Vucevic 12 points, DeRozan 4 of 8 with 9 points and 3 assists, and LaVine 3 of 9 with 6 points and 4 assists.