On May 2, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and in the Celtics' home game against the Bucks, they were played by the Bucks in the first quarter of the game, and they have been behind in the single quarter. He scored just 24 points in a single quarter, three points behind his opponents. They played worse in the second quarter that followed, scoring just 22 points in the single quarter and trailing by 10 points in the half. The Celtics still didn't get any chances in the second half of the game, and in the end they lost 89:101 and lost the first game of the second round of the playoffs!
The Celtics side did not show the state of facing the Nets in this series in this game, they were very uncomfortable being limited by the Bucks at the offensive end, and there was no too good play in the whole game, and the shooting percentage of double tandem Tatum and Jaylen Brown was very poor.
The veteran Horford in the team is still a surprise to the team, in this game Horford appeared 36 minutes, shooting 4 of 11 shots, 9 of 3 three-pointers, got 12 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, the whole game in the offensive end of the game he has the deterrent of the outside line, but also the ability to pass. On the defensive end, his restrictions on the alphabet brother are very outstanding, under his defense, the individual offensive efficiency of the alphabet brother is extremely low, and it seems to have found the state of the defensive alphabet brother again!
As a 35-year-old veteran, Horford has done everything he can in this game, which is really not easy. He has too important an important role on both the offensive and defensive ends, and in the course of the game, the emotions of young players such as Tatum and Jaylen Brown have been greatly affected, and in such a situation, Horford is also trying to calm the emotions of young players on the field, and these effects are not reflected in the data!
In this series, the Celtics really had a hard time defending the alphabet brother, and in the Celtics, Horford's defensive effect may be the best, and in the next game, the veteran will still be one of the most important players on the team!