In the early morning of May 2, Beijing time, the Celtics lost 89-101 at home to the Bucks, suffering the first loss in the playoffs. It can be said that the Celtics are completely suppressed by the Bucks in this game, the play is also very unsatisfactory, in the face of the Bucks' tough defense, the Green Army's internal and outer line performance is bad, many times can not complete the inside line to win points, can only barely three points shot, but the shooting rate is very low. However, the Celtics could not limit the impact of the Bucks on the defensive end, and eventually lost to the Bucks by 12 points, falling behind 0-1, and the Celtics were also in a passive state.
The Celtics swept the Brooklyn Nets 4-0 in the first round of the series, showing a very eye-catching strength, for which the outside world is very optimistic about the promotion of the Celtics, once thought that they were very promising to impact the championship this season. In the first game of the semifinals against the Bucks, due to Middleton's absence due to injury, many fans and the media believe that the Celtics have ushered in the best time to win the championship this season, and it is hoped that the Bucks with Middleton's absence will be eliminated in the semifinals.
But what people did not expect is that in the face of the Bucks without Middleton, the Celtics still failed to control the situation on the court, and it was very difficult to score on the inside, according to the data, when the Green Army faced the defense of Alphabet Brother and Lopez in this game, the whole team only hit 3 of the 20 shots, and the two-point shot was 15 shots and 1 shot, which was extremely bad. Throughout the game, the Celtics shot a total of 31 10-ball shots on two-pointers, shooting only 32.3%, and only 10 two-point shots in a single game, as a team with multiple offensive players with the ball, it is conceivable that such a performance is simply impossible to win.
The Celtics also failed to find a good solution in the face of the Bucks' tough defense, and on the offensive end, they could not attack, and the defensive end could not withstand the impact of the Bucks, so that the team would be passive on the field, and after the score gap was widened, the Celtics also failed to narrow the point difference, and when there were only two minutes left in the game, the Celtics had already given up the game to replace the main players.
Looking at this battle, the Celtics are to recognize a reality, although in the first round of the series can lightly win 4 consecutive wins to advance, but to know that the Bucks are not the Nets, the Bucks' defense is not as bad as the Nets, the offensive end is not to be underestimated, if the Celtics are still playing the Nets as the performance to play the Bucks, it will be very from the Bucks to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Although the Bucks were not considered the favorite team to win the championship like the Nets at the beginning of the season, the Bucks have a lot of excellent players in all positions, and the strength of the offensive and defensive ends is balanced, including MVP players such as Alphabet Brother. When the Celtics face such a team, they must grasp the opportunity when they have the opportunity, and improve their basketball finishing efficiency and strengthen the defensive end, such a Green Army may be able to compete with the Bucks.