On May 4, Beijing time, the second game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics continued to sit at home to meet the defending champions, although the Green Army's outside defensive core Smart hung a free card, but the Celtics still dominated the whole field, and finally defeated the Bucks 109-86, thus rewriting the series score to 1-1.
In the first half of the game, the Celtics scored three points, hitting as many as 13 of the team's 20 shots, setting a new halftime three-point record in playoff history! Among them, Jaylen Brown scored 5 of 5 from three points and scored 25 points on 9 of 10 in the personal halftime, especially in the first quarter of 17 points to set a new personal playoff single-quarter scoring record. In addition to being in excellent offensive form, the Green Army also nearly perfectly limited the bucks' play in the first half, and the Greek monsters scored only 5 points on 2-of-12 shooting, which is undoubtedly the key to the Celtics' 25-point lead at halftime.
Entering the third quarter, the Celtics' offensive efficiency plummeted, scoring just seven points in seven minutes, and the Bucks trailed for 16 points 16-7. After the timeout, Gwe hit a three-pointer, Tatum first threw into the emergency stop mid-range, then threw a 2+1, and then assisted the Lowe dunk in the counterattack in the next leg, the third quarter ended, the Green Army still had a 17-point advantage, and the alphabet brother broke out in a single quarter to score 18 points.
In the final quarter, although the defending champion fought back with all his might, the Greenshirts maintained a double-digit lead and did not give the Bucks a real chance to reverse. In the final stages, Tatum and Gwey killed the game with three consecutive three-pointers, and finally the Celtics took the Bucks back to a city.
Throughout the game, Holliday sent 19 points and 7 assists, and Alphabet Brother slashed 28 points, 9 boards and 7 assists. On the Celtics side, Gwey hit 6 three-pointers off the bench, Tatum scored 29 points and 8 assists with 5 three-pointers, Jaylen Brown made 11 three-pointers and 10-of-10 of 18 efficiently contributed 30 points and 6 assists, and veteran Horford also contributed 11 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, 4 assists and 1 cap to fill the data column.