On April 23, Beijing time, the third game of the Bucks Bulls series, the first two games 1-1 stole the home advantage of the Bulls back to Chicago. Although Bucks All-Star guard Middleton hung a waiver card due to injury, in the first half of the showdown, the Bucks still had a strong grasp of the initiative, taking a 19-point lead at halftime.
In the first quarter of the game, although the alphabet brother only scored 2 points in the single quarter, the Bulls' defense against the other Players of the Bucks was not in place. Portis started with eight consecutive points, Grayson Allen hitting three consecutive three-pointers, Holliday scoring eight points in a single quarter, and the Bucks hitting six three-pointers in the first quarter to create a huge 16-point lead of 33-17.
In the second quarter, the Bulls started 5-0, but then Alphabet Brother scored four straight points, and Connaughton arced a three-pointer to stop the Bulls. However, the Bulls' suspension did not work, and the Bucks scored six consecutive points again, leading by 24 points in a 13-0 surge! Although Kobe White and Caruso then scored three consecutive points, the Bulls defensive end was unable to give an effective response, the box and the outside line were both blown by the Bucks, and the Bucks had a 60-41 19-point advantage in the first half.
Throughout the first half, the Bucks scored in double figures with four players and the Bulls with just one. Portis had 10 points and 8 boards, Alphabet Brother had 10 points, 4 boards and 6 assists, Holliday had 13 points, and Allen had 14 boards and 5 boards. DeRozan scored 9 points, Vucevic had 12 points and four boards, Zaklavin had just six points and Caruso contributed nine.