The second round of the NBA playoffs is coming, to say which group of duels have the most points of view and the highest attention, it can be called a peak showdown, there is no doubt that the Celtics vs Bucks in the East, the Celtics rank second in the regular season, and have home advantage in this matchup. Bucks are defending champions, the foundation and strength are very strong, this group of showdowns even NBA officials predict that it is very likely to play 7 games, it can be seen that the gap between the two sides is not large, who can advance is possible.
Now that the Bucks vs Celtics war is imminent, the ESPN expert team predicts that as many as 14 will choose the Celtics and 6 will choose the Bucks. Looking at the results predicted by these experts, 17 people believe that there will be a seven-game battle, that is, the probability of the seven-game war is as high as 85%, 3 people predict that they will play 6 games, and no one predicts that the series will be solved below 6 games.
From this point, it can be seen that the Celtics are the more optimistic side for this group of series, and they are more likely to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals by a big score of 4-3 through the seven-game game. Of course, there are also people who choose the defending champion Bucks, which is not a large proportion.
The Bucks are looked down upon, which is directly related to the injury of Middleton, one of their big three. The reason why the Bucks were able to win the championship last season was directly related to Middleton's performance at key moments, but now there is news that Middleton is very likely to fail to play in the second round, so that the Big Three are only Alphabet Brother and Holliday. Alphabet Brother is indeed all-powerful, but it is conceivable that he will encounter the fierce defense of the Celtics, especially the players led by Smart will try to make Alphabet Brother more difficult. Although Holliday is defensively strong, his scoring ability in key moments is not as good as Middleton's. Therefore, the bucks that lack the core are not optimistic.
The Celtics' strength lies in their fighting spirit and form in the playoffs, and they have plenty of time to prepare after sweeping the Nets in the first round. The Celtics' relatively neat personnel, coupled with home advantage, Tatum and Jaylen Brown play eye-catching, which is also the key to many people optimistic about the Celtics this season to achieve good results.
Although the advantages that affect the trend of the series include personnel integrity, status, rest time and home-and-away advantages, etc., the game still depends on the players' on-the-spot performance, so the depressed Bucks still have a chance, they are defending champions, more experienced than the Celtics.
The Bucks vs Celtics will start at 1am on May 2, and we are looking forward to the performance of both teams and striving to contribute to the fans. Alphabet Brother, Holliday and Allen vs Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Smart, full of highlights.