On May 2, Beijing time, the first game of the Bucks Celtics series, although the Greenshirts are home games, and the Bucks are also missing All-Star Middleton, but the defending champion still laughed to the end, 101-89 victory over the Celtics, successfully stole the home advantage. The Bucks G1 win was mainly due to defense.
How strong is the defending champion's defense? In the whole game, the Celtics shot a total of 28 of 84, shooting only 33.3%, and you know, the first round against the Nets, the Celtics shot the lowest one also had 47.2%. Tatum only had 6 of 18, Jaylen Brown also only 4 of 13, and of the 8 players who made at least five shots by the Green Army, only center Rowe shot 50% from the field. The Celtics also scored 109 points in the lowest first-round game, compared to just 89 points in the first game against the Bucks.
It is worth mentioning that the Celtics G1 team only hit 10 two-pointers, according to the US media Kirk Goldsberry statistics, this is the second worst single game in NBA playoff history, second only to the Rockets' 9 two-pointers in a single game in 2017.
So far in the playoffs, the Bucks' defense can be said to be the only one in the league, according to the NBA official website, the Bucks played 6 games down, the defensive efficiency of 93.5 ranked first, the second place heat is only 104.1, and the Celtics with the best defensive efficiency in the regular season, the playoffs This data is only 111.9.
Yes, despite the lack of Middleton, the Bucks still have championship-level strength, and the Celtics, who swept through the first round, are in real trouble.