On May 2, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. The semifinals between the Celtics and bucks ushered in the first game, and Middleton continued to miss due to injury. Alphabet Brother contributed a triple-double stat to help the Bucks take a double-digit lead in the second quarter and gradually extend the lead in the fourth quarter. The Celtics were in poor form, with Tatum 6-of-18 and Jaylen Brown 4-of-13, combining 10-of-31, unable to help the Celtics strike back in the second half. In the end, the Bucks beat the Celtics 101-89 and scored a semi-finals start at 1-0 on aggregate in the series.
Statistics
Bucks: Alphabet Brother 24 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 blocks, 5 turnovers, Holliday 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, Portis 15 points, 11 rebounds, Allen 11 points, 3 steals, Lopez 6 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks
Celtics: Tatum 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Jaylen Brown 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Horford 12 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, Smart 10 points and 6 assists, White 10 points and 4 rebounds
The Star of the Field
Although the shooting rate of alphabet brother is not high in this game, 9 of 25 in the whole game, and there are 5 turnovers and 4 fouls, he still handed over a triple-double of 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, which is the second time he contributed a triple-double in the playoffs of his career, successfully creating a new record in the history of the Bucks. When Alphabet Brother was on the floor, the Bucks outcored their opponents by 23 points, making an indelible contribution to the team.
Game tidbits
Smart suffered a contusion in his right shoulder in the second quarter and quickly returned to the dressing room, where he managed to return to the game in the second half, choosing to continue fighting with an injury
Highlight moments
Holliday's mysterious letters goku cut violent buckle
Jaylen Brown backsick
Alphabet brother breaks through the board to score
Portis rolled over and hit a jumper
Tatum scored on a quick layup
Holliday scored in the penalty area with a clever pass from Lopez
Tatum retreated on a three-point shot
Alphabet brother flying body buckle
Game review
At the start of the first quarter, Horford hit a three-pointer to score the first athletic game for the Celtics. Alphabet brother cut a dunk, Smart hit a three-pointer, Holliday responded with a three-pointer, Rowe made up a dunk, and Holliday hit another three-pointer. Alphabet Brother and Lopez scored consecutive points, Horford hit a three-pointer, and the Celtics hit a wave of 8-0 offensive climax to lead the Bucks by seven points at 19-12. Alphabet brother scored a layup, the Celtics scored 5 consecutive points, and the Bucks played a 10-0 offensive climax to counter the score. The first quarter ended with the Bucks leading the Celtics 27-24.
At the start of the second quarter, Pritchard hit a three-pointer and the Celtics equalized. Lopez scored a layup, Pritchard scored another three-pointer, Portis rolled over on a jumper and Connaughton hit a three-pointer. Tatum scored on a jumper, with Allen and Matthews hitting back-to-back three-pointers to give the Bucks an eight-point lead over the Celtics 42-34. The Celtics hit three consecutive three-pointers, Allen also hit three-pointers in color, Alphabet Brother cut the basket, and Tatum hit a three-pointer. The Bucks scored six straight points to stretch the gap into double digits into the second half. At the end of the half, the Bucks led the Celtics 56-46.
Easy side to fight again. Portis hooked up, Tatum hit back-to-back three-point shots, Lowe hit dunks, holliday and Portis scored consecutive points. Smart scored on a jumper, Allen responded with a jumper, and Lopez scored in the penalty area. The Celtics scored five straight points to narrow the gap to six. Alphabet brother jumper scored, White scored on a free throw, Holliday made a layup, and Tatum made 2 of 2 free throws. Holliday and Connaughton scored consecutive points, and the Bucks once again took a double-digit lead. White hit a three-pointer, Holliday made a tough layup and Tatum made 1 of 2 free throws. The third quarter ended with the Bucks leading the Celtics 78-70.
At the start of the final quarter, Holliday broke through the throw, White made 2 free throws, and the Bucks hit a 7-0 offensive climax to lead the Celtics by 15 points at 87-72. Horford hit a three-pointer, Carter hit a jumper, Holliday hit a three-pointer, and Brown three-pointers were also in color. Alphabet brother scored with a dunk, and Brown and Williams hit back-to-back three-point shots. Holliday made 2 free throws, Tatum scored on a layup, and Alphabet brother made a strong attack under the basket. The Celtics were never able to narrow the point difference to within 10 points, and the head coach replaced the main player with 1 minute and 59 seconds left in the game, announcing his early abandonment of the game. In the end, the Bucks won a big away game and won the semi-finals.
Both sides started
Bucks: Holliday, Matthews, Portis, Alphabet Brother, López
Celtics: Smart, Jaylen Brown, Tatum, Horford, Lowe
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)