On May 2, Beijing time, the second round of the playoffs officially began, the first day of the game, the Bucks away 101-89 victory over the Celtics, this battle Alphabet Brother won 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists of the triple-double, this is the second time that alphabet brother in the playoffs single game to win at least "20 + 12 + 12", NBA history only James (5 times), Oscar Robertson (4 times), Magic (3 times) more than him.
Obviously, this game Alphabet Brother is MVP, although his efficiency is not very good, shooting a total of 25 of 9, three-point 2 of 0, free throws are only 11 out of 6, but the offensive end of the Alphabet Brother is extremely strong, as long as he takes the ball, the Celtics' entire defensive formation has to follow; not to mention on the defensive end, Alphabet Brother gave the Celtics enough oppression, this battle Celtics shot 84 of 28, shooting only 33.0%.
However, in addition to the alphabet brother, the Bucks also have a core in this game, yes, It is Juhoradi.
Throughout the game, Holliday played a total of 35.5 minutes, shooting 8 of 20, 3 of 5 from three-point range, 6 of 6 from the free throw line, and had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, including 17 points in the second half.
Not only did Holliday feel hot on the outside, hitting two three-pointers in the first quarter, but he also staged a back-to-back hit Horford in the third quarter and scored - not long before this round, Alphabet Brother was just sent out of the block by Horford.
In addition to the offensive output, the defensive end of Holliday is still strong, this game he was nearly 5 minutes at Tatum, Tatum only shot 3 times, hit 1 of them, only 3 points; the Celtics under Holliday's defense, a total of 13 shots 4, shooting only 30.1%.
In this game, Holliday showed the Celtics what is called offensive and defensive integration, but to be honest, in the first round against the Bulls, Holliday's offensive end was really not particularly good.
In five games, Holliday averaged only 16.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, and also had 4.0 turnovers, shooting only 40.7%, 34.5% from three-point range, 60.0% from the free throw line, and only 48.0% from the true shooting range, of which holliday shot 12-of-32 in the first two games, adding up to only 30 points.
Fortunately, Holliday on the defensive end has been very strong, and one statistic is that the players in the first round of the series Holliday's opponents have dropped their shooting percentage from 47.7% to 30.9%, down a full 16.8%, ranking first among all players, of which within 6 feet of the basket, Holliday interfered with a total of 16 times, and the Bulls only hit 4 of them.
That's what Holliday is capable of, and while it may not be as explosive on the offensive end as it is today, on the defensive end, Holliday can make opponents feel bad for an entire game — something we already saw in last year's Finals, when Holliday began defending Paul, and the Bucks won four games in a row to win the championship.
Back in this year's regular season, Holliday's performance was really underrated.
He averaged 18.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, scoring and assisting more than last season, and shooting 50.1%/41.1%/76.1% from all three fields and shooting 59.3% from the field – Holliday's career was not known for being efficient, and his true shooting percentage this season set a career high.
His role for the Bucks is also self-evident, in terms of data:
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- Holliday is not there, and the Bucks have lost 4.0 points per 100 rounds (3.2 points for Alphabet Brother)
It's not that Middleton is bad, but in terms of data and influence, Holliday's performance this season is actually higher than Middleton's, unfortunately, Middleton entered the All-Star, and Holliday did not enter - Holliday was once selected as an All-Star in 2013, nine years ago.
It can only be said that Holliday has been underestimated too much over the years, of course, than the All-Star, Holliday has more important things to chase - last season Holliday added a "championship point guard" to himself, if he wins the championship again this year, Holliday will be a two-time championship point guard, which is much more valuable than the All-Star point guard.