The Celtics fought backwaters
Sweeping the Nets 4-0 in the first round, everyone felt that this season's Celtics were definitely the favorite team to win the championship. But who would have thought that the Eastern Conference semifinals met the defending champion Bucks, and the Celtics seemed a bit overwhelmed. Alphabet Brother shot the lowest shooting percentage in nearly two months, but still the best performer in the game. The reason is simple, the Celtics' double probe is completely mired in the mire, one 18-of-6, one 13-of-4, completely without the scenery of the game against the Nets.
The second game of the series, for the Celtics at home, is undoubtedly a backwater battle. They have lost a home stadium, and if this game cannot be saved, then the outcome of the series is self-evident. The Bucks' biggest problem is that they don't have Middleton, but Holliday's performance is there for all to see.
The defending champion fell
Smart was sidelined due to injury, so Derek White came to the starting line-up. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Celtics went all out, Brown felt hot, 6 of 7 shots, 3 of 3 three-point shooting, 17 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and 1 steal and 1 block, which was simply unstoppable, Tatum also had 5 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Gwee hit 2 three-pointers on the bench, the team bombed 32 points in a single quarter, and the Bucks only scored 21 points, including only 2 points and 1 assist on 1-of-7 shooting, and Holliday 7 points and 3 assists.
After returning from the second quarter, The Alphabet Brother still did not find his touch, 3 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 1-of-5 shooting, and the Bucks only scored 19 points in a single quarter. The Celtics continued to fire, firing another 33 points in a single quarter, and by the end of the half, the Celtics had led the Bucks by as many as 25 points at 65-40. In the second half, the alphabet brother finally ushered in an outbreak, 8 of 11 shots, 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in the single quarter, once again showing the style of the first person in the league, you know, the Celtics only have 18 points on the whole team.
Under the leadership of The Alphabet Brother, the Bucks successfully narrowed the point difference to 17 points, barely retaining the suspense. After returning from the final quarter, the Bucks continued to catch up, but the Green Army's double probes Tatum and Brown were always able to come forward, so the point difference remained in double digits. Time passed minute by minute, and Tatum and Gwe killed the game with key three-pointers. In the end, the Boston Celtics beat the Bucks 109-86 at home by 26 points, and the series score was rewritten to a 1-1 draw.
Alphabet brother also became Durant
In the first round of the playoffs, people saw Durant's difficulty, but now, alphabet brother has also become Durant, only 11 of 27 shots in the whole game, with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, which is really unsatisfactory. Holliday also had just 19 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and Connaughton and Portis both had 13 points. The Bucks suffered a 23-point defeat for the simple reason that the three-point shooting percentage was so bad that it was only 3-of-18 shooting, while the Celtics' three-pointers were 20-of-43, 17 fewer three-pointers than their opponents.
The Celtics completed revenge and retained the playoff suspense, Tatum shot 10-of-20 from the field, 5-of-10 from three-point range, and had 29 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Brown 11 of 18 shooting, 10-of-10 three-pointers, and also 30 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. When the double probe played such a performance, the Celtics were indeed unstoppable. Gway on the bench also had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, 6 of 9 three-pointers, Horford 11 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, Lowe 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks.