On April 28, the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Bucks vs Bulls G5, the final Bucks defeated the Bulls 116-100 at home, the series scored 4-1 to eliminate the opponent, advanced to the Eastern Conference Final Four. The Bulls' Lavin, Caruso and other players were absent due to injury, and they were also eliminated. The Bucks advanced strongly, and their opponents in the Eastern Conference semifinals were the Celtics.
Statistics:
Bulls: Green 3 points, 3 boards, 2 assists, 7 assists, Williams 23 points, Vucevic 19 points, 16 boards and 6 assists, DeRozan 11 points, 2 boards, 7 assists and 3 assists, Dawsum 8 points and 3 boards, White 17 points, 3 boards and 4 assists, Brown 10 points;
Bucks: Portis 14 points and 17 boards, Alphabet Brother 33 points, 9 boards and 3 assists, Lopez Grand 12 points and 5 boards, Matthews 8 points, 4 assists and 4 breaks, Holliday 10 points, 5 boards and 9 assists, Allen 13 points and 5 boards, Connaughton 20 points;
Focus Lens:
Counting the wins in this game, the Bucks have won in G5 eight times in the history of the playoffs, with a 100% win rate;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Alphabet Scored the first goal, and then he hit one of two free throws and Williams hit a jumper. Green broke the ball and went forward, Holliday hit a three-pointer, Alphabet Brother counter-attacked, Williams three-pointer, big Lopez and Alphabet Brother scored consecutive points. Allen broke through, Holliday threw a shot, Allen scored on a jumper, and the Bucks led double digits 12-0. White's three-pointer finally stopped bleeding, Connaughton's outside line was still colored, Alphabet Brother counterattacked, Jones hit a three-pointer, and then Alphabet Brother hit one of two free throws. Jones tossed a shot, Connaughton hit a three-pointer, Alphabet Brother scored five straight points, and the first quarter ended, and the Bulls made it 18-34 to the Bucks.
In the second quarter, Vucevic scored on the board, and Alphabet Brother scored four consecutive points under the basket. Carter hit a jumper, Matthews broke the ball and scored on a layup, carter and Portis cut points against each other, and the Bucks led by 29 points. Williams jumped to stop the bleeding, White scored 2+1, DeRozan scored, White threw a shot, and Lopez the Big scored four consecutive points with a layup and dunk. White's three-pointer exploded, Brown's jumper followed by Two Free Throws, DeRozan's throw and Allen's three-point shot. At the end of the first half, the Bucks led the Bulls 60-42.
In the third quarter, DeRozan scored on a jumper and Vucevic closed the gap with three points. Alphabet brother hit two free throws, Vucevic dunked and scored, and Dausum hit a three-point shot and then made a 2+1 layup, with a point difference of only 11 points. Portis scored three consecutive points to stabilize the situation, Vucevic scored on a jumper, Holliday threw a score, and Alphabet brother and Matthews cut the points and returned to 20 points. DeRozan and Jones hit one of two free throws in succession, and Connaughton hit back-to-back three-pointers. Allen and Williams also hit from the outside, Alphabet brother made a layup to make a 2+1, Green hit one of two free throws, and the third quarter ended, and the Bulls trailed the Bucks 68-91.
In the fourth quarter, Connaughton scored with a layup, DeRozan scored on a jumper, and Brown broke the ball to counter-attack and make a layup. Vucevic countered with a dunk, Alphabet Brother hit one of two free throws, DeRozan hit a jumper, Lopez the Elder hit two free throws, and Dausum scored on a jumper. Holliday made one of two free throws, Vucevic's three-point shot, and Holliday's basket was successful. Williams and Allen hit three-pointers and Portis hit a jumper. The Bucks then maintained their lead, beating the Bulls to make it 4-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Two teams starting lineup:
Bucks: Holliday, Matthews, Portis, Alphabet Brother, Lopez the Great;
Bulls: Dawsum, DeRozan, Green, Williams, Vucevic;