The NBA playoff semifinals kick off with the Celtics at home to meet the Bucks' challenge in this series G1. The Bucks had the upper hand in the first two quarters of the game, and they played a wave of quality offense in the second quarter, and the team pulled away from the point difference, and by the end of the half, the Bucks were already 10 points ahead of the Celtics. In the second half, the Celtics wanted to fight back, but the Bucks withstood the pressure, they firmly occupied the game initiative, and finally the Bucks beat the Celtics 101-89 to make this series open, leading 1-0, and the Celtics suffered their first loss in the playoffs this year.
The main player data of the two teams in this game: Alphabet Brother got 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists triple-double data, which was the second time in his career to get a triple-double, and Holliday became a good helper around Alphabet Brother, he got 25 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, in Middleton's absence, he stepped forward and helped the team very well, Portis got 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Allen 11 points.
On the Celtic side, Tatum scored 21 points on 6-of-18 shooting, Brown scored 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting, and Double Scout only scored 33 points in this campaign, while Horford had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Smart 10 points, and White 10 points and 4 rebounds.
This game is very difficult for the Bucks, because Middleton can not play, the team is missing the second boss, I believe everyone knows that Middleton in the face of the Celtics, his performance will often be very good, and this game the team lacks an offensive strong point, the team strength has declined, the outside world is not very optimistic that the Bucks can win this series.
However, in this game, the Bucks in Middleton's injury absence, their overall performance is very good, the team under the leadership of the alphabet brother, they played the team's offensive cooperation, in the defensive end completely limited the Celtics offense, while the offensive end of the team blossomed more, in addition to the alphabet brother, like Holliday, Portis, Allen and Connaughton and other players, they also have a very good performance on the court.
With the Bucks taking an eight-point lead in the first three quarters, they blasted a wave of 14-5 offense in the final quarter, widening the score gap to 17 points, and the team's advantage was very obvious. The Bucks also withstood the pressure as the Celtics chased the points, suppressing the Celtics during the game and maintaining a double-digit score gap. In the end, the Bucks successfully won the game on the road, got the G1, and made this series opener, and the Bucks currently lead the Celtics 1-0.
Judging from this game, it has to be said that the Bucks are really strong, in the absence of Middleton, they can still play such a performance against the Celtics who play in the full lineup, the Bucks are worthy of the defending champions, their strength is very strong, even in the absence of a major core player, they can still have the advantage in this series.
The Bucks are now leading the Celtics 1-0 by a big score, and they have regained home-court advantage. For the Celtics, after sweeping the Nets 4-0 in the first round, they had a real test in this year's playoffs, and if the team wants to reach the championship, they need to pass the defending championship. At a 0-1 down, it is also worth looking forward to whether the Celtics can respond strongly in G2.