DeRozan was down for just 10 points and the Bulls were eliminated 4-1 by the Bucks! Curry scored 30 points, and the Warriors narrowly beat the Nuggets 4:1 to advance!
DeRozan slump! The bulls were eliminated
Prior to this game, the Bulls were already in a very disadvantageous situation in this series, not only did they suffer a 1:3 trail and were only one game away from being eliminated, at the same time, they suffered two consecutive big defeats in the first two home games, including a 30-point defeat to the Bucks in the third game, setting a team record. To make matters worse, in the fifth game of this backwater battle, LaVine could not attend the game, and their hopes of overturning were extremely slim.
In the first quarter of the game, the Bucks, who were at home, quickly got into shape, playing a small 22-6 surge to take the lead, and had established a 16-point lead by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Bucks continued their fiery state, and then blasted a small 15:0 climax, which widened the point difference to 29 points in one fell swoop. However, the Bulls counterattacked in the mid-to-late period, chasing the deficit back to 18 points at halftime. In the third quarter, although the Bulls struggled to chase the points, the point difference was still getting bigger and bigger, and the Bucks led 91:68 into the final quarter. The final quarter of the game has entered garbage time, and the Bucks finally won the Bulls 116:100 to advance, and the alphabet brother scored 33 points on 11 of 15.
For the Bulls, they have gone high and low this season, and after forming the poor version of the Big Four of DeRozan + Ravin + Bauer + Vucevic, they have been at the top of the East for a long time in the regular season. But at the same time, they also exposed the shortcomings of not being able to win against strong teams, and this flaw was also increased in the latter part of the season, and Ball's season reimbursement also made them extremely difficult. By the end of the regular season, they had fallen to sixth place in the East, and in the first round of the series against the third-place Bucks, they were powerless in the last three games except for the first two games they were able to compete.
Among them, DeRozan, who has performed extremely well in the regular season this season, has to take on a large part of the responsibility, although the regular season Ridrozzan makes all fans shine, but in the playoffs, in addition to the second game ushered in a big outbreak to cut 40+, DeRozan in the other games are very sluggish on the offensive end, in the absence of this campaign Lavin, DeRozan also failed to stand up to save the team, only 10 shots in the whole game only 11 points and 7 assists. However, despite being out early, the Bulls, who are back in the playoffs after years, have also made considerable progress this season.
After successfully eliminating the Bulls 4:1 to advance, the Bucks also took the first step to defend the championship this season, although the Bucks are still not optimistic about the outside world this season, but in the first round of the series, their dominant performance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends also made fans have high hopes for them again. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, their opponents are the Celtics, who have performed extremely well this season and swept the strong nets in the first round of the series, and the youth army led by the double probing flower combination will cause a lot of trouble for the Bucks.
Payton key three-pointers! The Warriors narrowly defeated the Nuggets
In the last game, the Warriors, who had already led 3:0, lost to their opponents by 5 points at home to the Nuggets, and failed to complete the sweep, and in this game, the Warriors who returned to play at home must try their best to win this game, otherwise the series will return to the Nuggets home again, and the Warriors will face more pressure.
In the first quarter of the game, the two sides were caught in a tug-of-war, and the scores of the two sides alternately rose, and at the end of the first quarter, the Warriors temporarily led the opponent by 5 points. In the second quarter, as Cousins scored consecutive points, the score was once again stuck in a state of glue, and the point difference returned to the same running line again, and the two sides fought in 48 draws at halftime. In the third quarter, the Warriors failed to play the state of "brave three crazy", but the Nuggets opened the score in this quarter, and the Warriors fell behind by 8 points at the end of the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Warriors played a wave of 18:6 to take advantage of the opportunity to surpass the four points, but Jokic quickly led the Nuggets to reborn the suspense. At the crucial moment, as Payton hit a crucial three-pointer, the Warriors narrowly defeated their opponents 102:98 to complete the promotion.
In this game, the Warriors once again played a classic team basketball game, in which the Warriors played 9 people, and all of them scored, including Curry, who returned to the starting lineup, shot 10 of 22 from the field, including 5 of 11 three-pointers, and scored a team-high 30 points, in addition to the comprehensive data of 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Although Thompson and Poole did not feel good in this game, only 5 of 13 and 3 of 10 respectively, a total of only 23 points, but under the multi-point blossom of other players, they finally completed the reversal in the final quarter. Payton Jr. became an important contributor to the team's win, scoring 15 points while hitting the three-pointer that killed the game.
For the Nuggets, their last two seasons can be described as very difficult, after being swept by the Suns in the semifinals last season, this season missing the second boss Murray and the third boss Porter Jr., they only finished sixth in the West in the regular season, and had to face such a strong opponent as the Warriors in the first round of the series. In this series, although Jokic has given everything and cut a large double double of 30 points and 19 rebounds in this game, the Nuggets still failed to withstand the Warriors' crazy attack and was eventually eliminated by the opponent 1:4.
The Warriors have also had a rough and tumble this season, playing amazingly in the top two in the West before Thompson returned in the regular season. But after Thompson's return, their record suffered some ups and downs, and with Curry's unexpected injury, their status was even more sharp, and at the end of the regular season, they were completed by the Grizzlies and fell to the third place in the West.
However, in this series, they have found a way to win again after Curry's return, achieving excellent performances at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and finally easily eliminated the Nuggets led by Jokic 4:1. After qualifying, the Warriors will face a winner between the Jazz and the Lone Rangers.