After a short wait, the semifinals of the playoffs officially began, and the focus battle between the Bucks and the Green Army took the lead.
Since both teams are both offensive and defensive giants, and both show absolute dominance in the first round, before the start of G1, it is widely believed that the two teams will be in a fight, and it is expected to be able to divide the winners and losers by grabbing seven.
Especially after the Bucks Middleton was injured, the defending champion who should have the advantage was instead at a disadvantage and became an undesirable party.
As a result, once the game was played, all the suspense was reduced to smoke, and the Bucks easily defeated the Green Army 1 101-89, winning the series G1 on the road, rewriting the big score to 1-0.
Judging from the presentation of the game, although the Bucks lack the second leader Middleton, under the leadership of Brother Alphabet, it is still a strong team that can compete for the championship.
The Green Army swept the Nets in the last round, resulting in the team's difficulty estimate of this round of the series is obviously insufficient, and the Green Army, like all fans, overestimated the nets' strength and underestimated the lack of Middleton's Bucks.
Throughout the game, the Bucks and Alphabet brother proved with performance and action what a terrible team the Nets are.
Also facing the Green Army, the defensive pressure and confrontation faced by Brother Alphabet is no easier than Durant, and throughout the game, the Green Army forced Brother Alphabet to make such an efficient insider shoot 25 times, only hit 9 goals, and scored 24 points.
If you look at efficiency alone, Alphabet Brother is not much stronger than Durant G1 when facing the Green Army, Durant in G1 when facing the Green Army 9 of 24 shots, got 23 points.
But from the perspective of the effect and contribution of the scene, the gap between Durant and the alphabet brother is revealed.
In addition to scoring 23 points in G1, Durant only had 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and 6 turnovers, with a personal plus-minus of the lowest minus 13 in the game, and there was no slightest competitiveness in the whole game.
In contrast, the Bucks' alphabet brother, in addition to the 24 points in the game, there are 13 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 blocks, even if there are 5 mistakes, but still show absolute dominance, personal plus-minus is the second highest +23 in the game.
It is no exaggeration to say that in Middleton's absence, Alphabet Brother faced the Green Army's hand-to-hand combat every round, and broke through the Green Army's proud defense line.
His shooting percentage was indeed limited, but 12 assists were like knives, tearing apart the Green Army's defense line again and again.
In the key last quarter of the fight, the letter brother can be said to give and take, and it is also a good play of self-throwing in front of the Green Army.
More importantly, the offense is only a small part of the influence of the alphabet brother on the game, and the defense is the killing move of the alphabet brother.
As a player who has won the best defensive player award, alphabet brother can only be described as comprehensive and incomprehensible on the defensive end, and his defensive coverage and defensive pace are so fast that the Green Army scorers have a palpitation every time they impact the inside line.
Under his deterrence, Tatum scored 21 points on 6-of-18 shooting and Brown 4-of-13 from the field, completely losing his domineering and dominance against the Nets.
The gap between Alphabet Brother and Durant is as wide as the difference between the two teams exposed when facing the Green Army.
The Nets, like Durant, are offensive-oriented, lack a stable defensive performance, and are extremely personal, lacking team-based offense and cohesion.
In contrast, the Bucks have both attack and defense, the style of play is extremely team-oriented, and no matter how strong the individual is, it is also a part of the team, and the team wins closely related to the defense of Players such as Holliday and Allen, and the coach's coaching ability is beyond doubt.