On April 28, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and today the Bulls will usher in their own life and death battle.
Before this game, the Bulls were 3-1 behind the Bucks, and it can be said that they have stood on the edge of the cliff, and once the Bulls lose this game, then the Bulls will end the playoff journey of the season, and the Bucks step on the Bulls to advance to the semifinals.
However, for the Bulls, the extreme disadvantage is that the core of the team, LaVine, unfortunately infected with the new crown and cannot play, and the team's other key X factor Caruso is also unable to play due to the concussion symptoms caused by the injury in the last game.
Lavin and Caruso are out at the same time, which is nothing more than a life-and-death battle for the Bulls, and the only way to die is to pin hopes on DeRozan and Vucevic.
The Bucks side still did not wait for the specific schedule of the return of the core Middleton, and in the second game between the Bucks and the Bulls, Middleton fell to the ground during a breakthrough, then left the court for treatment and did not return to the game. After the game, Middleton was examined and diagnosed with a sprained medial collateral ligament in the left knee, which will be reviewed within two weeks, according to such a time calculation, if the Bucks are lucky enough to play in the East Finals, we may also see Middleton on the court, otherwise see Middleton again is afraid that we can only wait until the new season.
Well, back to the point, let's take a look back at today's Bucks vs. Bulls game!
In the first quarter of the game, the Bucks took the lead, the alphabet brother got the rebound in front of the basket hit, and then burst into the box to make two fouls and one shot, the Bucks started 3-0, and then the Bucks frequently hit iron, and the Bulls Williams and Green joined forces to score 4 points. Immediately after the alphabet brother teamed up with Lopez to score 5 points in a row to win the score, and the Bulls side did not show weakness, Williams immediately responded with three points. However, the Bucks suddenly hit a 10-0 offensive climax, until with three and a half minutes left in the quarter, the Bulls White and Jones each hit a three-pointer to barely stop the bleeding for the team, but the Bucks Alphabet brother and Connaughton immediately scored two consecutive goals to get five points in response. After that, the two sides launched a three-point attack, you and I were on par, and then Alphabet Brother hit the Bulls in the box continuously, frequently walking on the free throw line, and the Bucks had led by 16 points at 34-18 by the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, both sides began to hit each other's interior line, Vucevic came up to play hard, and then the alphabet brothers withdrew to get 2 points in response, but the Bulls, who lacked offensive points, could not resist the Bucks' multi-point blossoming, and was caught playing a wave of 11-0 small climax, seeing that the Bulls had a tendency to collapse, fortunately, the Bulls returned a wave of 9-0 climax in time, which made the game not completely hit. Lopez has won two consecutive strong inside shots, White and Brown Jr. also responded with three three-pointers, and Alphabet Brother either hit the inside line to create a foul, or forced the inside to win and firmly control the game. With Aaron dropping a three-pointer in the final moments, the Bucks led by 18 points at 60-42 to end the first half.
Entering the second half, the Bulls side of DeRozan and Vucevic scored 5 consecutive points, and the Bucks side relied on the huge advantage of the alphabet brother's interior line, and scored 4 consecutive points with a free throw. Immediately after the Bulls junior Duosun Mu personally scored 6 points, the Bucks side Portis stood up and personally shot two consecutive three-pointers plus 8 consecutive points in response, and the two sides came and went to perform the offensive drama. After that, the Bulls' offense came to a standstill, relying only on DeRozan and Vucevic to barely score, while the Bucks' next Matthews and Connaughton scored three consecutive three-pointers, and The Alphabet brother continued to dominate the basket, and the score gap reached 27 points after one operation. Thankfully, Williams and White's two three-pointers were fired just in time to bring the score a little closer, and the Bulls trailed the Bucks by 23 points at the end of the third quarter, 68-91.
In the final quarter of the showdown, the Bucks despite holding the big score advantage, but did not relax at all, although the Bulls side of deRozan led his teammates to score 8 points, but the Bucks alphabet brother inside line continued to overturn the river, the Bulls simply could not solve the alphabet brother this, can only watch the alphabet brother walk on the free throw line or put the ball into the basket, the Bucks have always maintained the score advantage at about 20 points, with the passage of time a little, the Bulls can not see the slightest hope of reversal, helpless can only surrender early, In the end, the Bucks defeated the Bulls 116-100 at home, eliminating the Bulls by a large margin of 4-1 and successfully advancing to the semifinals.
Scoring on both sides:
Bucks: Antetokounmpo 33 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Holliday 10 points and 9 assists, Matthews 8 points, 4 steals and 4 assists, Lopez 12 points and 5 rebounds, Connaughton 20 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Portis 14 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist, Carter 6 points, 5 steals and 4 assists, Allen 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Bulls: Williams cut 23 points, 1 rebound and 1 block, Učević 19 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, White 17 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, Dosun Mu 8 points, Green 3 points, Brown 10 points and 6 rebounds, Jones 9 points.