I thought the Bulls, the Three DeRozan brothers, would teach the Bucks a hard lesson in the first round of the playoffs. But who would have thought that Alphabet Brother would continue his Chicago market style and lead the team to kick the Bulls out of the game with a big score of 4-1. As the playoff schedule deepened, the Bucks, who managed to qualify, also played against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Compared to the Bucks' blow to the Bulls, the Greenshirts also taught the Brooklyn Nets a lesson unreasonably, sweeping the opponent out of the game with a 4-0 score.
The first match between the two sides in the second round of the series is still quite interesting. Remembering the final battle of the regular season, the Bucks chose to lose in order to avoid the Nets, but they did not expect to be self-defeating and complete the Boston Celtics. So, what kind of trouble will the Green shirts, who easily advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, bring to the Bucks this time? Let's move on. At the beginning of the game, the Celtics, as the home team, not only failed to effectively limit the play of the alphabet brother, the team's proud double probe flower combination, but also once in a sluggish state, allowing the opponent to seize the opportunity and gain the initiative to lead the score.
In the first quarter, Tatum shot 0-of-4 and Brown also made 1-of-3, giving the Bucks, who were playing everywhere, a 27-24 victory. The Bucks, who entered the second quarter of the game, did not rest, but continued to widen the point difference between the two teams. Alphabet Brother, who had delivered 6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the first quarter, made another threat, and handed over 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists to help the team take a 7-point lead with a 29-22 score, while Smart suffered a right quadriceps contusion and a right shoulder stabbing.
Halfway through the game, the gap between the two sides widened to 10 points, and the Bucks' victory in the first game of the second round was a must. However, in the time into the second half, Smart did not choose to take a break, and the Celtics, who were in a backward state, immediately launched a corresponding counterattack. In the third quarter of the competition, although the Greenshirts played a 24-22 score, recovering the previous two points behind, the Bucks still maintained an 8-point lead and occupied the initiative of the game. In the crucial final quarter of the competition, the Green Shirts could no longer achieve the pursuit of points.
The Bucks also did not choose to drag mud and water, at one point widening the point difference to 17 points. As the game time continued to burn out, the Winning Bucks finally rejected the Green shirts' last-quarter reversal with a score of 101-89. The Boston Celtics still played their due defensive ability, and in the case of Lowe's defense, the players on the Bucks side shot 11 of the shots, including 5 shots and 0 shots, which was greatly reduced in efficiency. At the same time, they also gained a certain advantage on the outside scoring end, scoring 18 three-pointers, effectively curbing the decadence of the team's offensive end.
However, the performance of the Green Army double probe in this game was disappointing. In the face of alphabet brothers sending a 24+13+12 triple-double stats, and Holliday's single-game high of 25 points, Tatum only has 21+6+6 data, and there are seven turnovers. Jaylen Brown's situation is also not optimistic, handing out 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, but also received 3 turnovers. There is no doubt that the successive mistakes of the starters have given the Bucks too many opportunities to fight back, and the loss is completely excusable.