In the G1 game against the Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics were undoubtedly more depressed, not only losing that game, but also Smart's injury hit the team. Smart won the best defensive player of the season, his defensive ability and passion for the game are important to the Celtics, how will his injury affect the game?
Losing at home, the Celtics temporarily lost home advantage, this season the Celtics have performed well, considered one of the teams expected to rush out of the East, the first loss against the Bucks sounded a wake-up call for them. The Celtics swept the Nets in the first round to advance, but the Celtics must understand that the Nets' playoff performances are not representative of the True Standard in the East.
The Bucks are the defending champions, and that's the real test for the Celtics.
In the G2 series, both teams are missing major players - the Celtics are missing Smart, while the Bucks are missing Middleton. Of course, the Celtics at home are more stressed, so from the beginning of the game, Jaylen Brown scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the first quarter.
The Celtics took out their attitude, doing better on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends than the rival Bucks, and alphabet brothers were frequently blocked after the start, and the hand felt cold like Milwaukee's winter. At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Bucks by 65-40, limiting opponents to only 40 points at halftime.
Alphabet Brother scored 5 points on 2-of-12 shooting in the half, like a beast trapped in a cage.
After the adjustment of the mid-game, the alphabet brother finally woke up, which was also the horn of the Bucks counterattack was blown. Alphabet Brother scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting in the third quarter of the game, which is the same as the Celtics' total score in this quarter, and in the case of the team's predicament, Alphabet Brother got out of the slump of the first half of the game, and the Bucks saw a glimmer of light.
In the final quarter, the Bucks tried to narrow the score, but the Celtics withstood the Bucks' counterattack and locked in the game early. Grand Williams hit a three-pointer and the Bucks decided to give up with two minutes left in the game, giving up 86-109.
At this point, the Celtics pulled back a city and the two sides drew 1-1, and the Bucks grabbed home advantage.
Alphabet brother this game first or later, the first half of the game is really too bad, why was the Green Army so badly restricted? This is not unrelated to the team's inaccurate outside shooting, the Bucks only shot 3 of 18 three-pointers in the whole game, and the Celtics dared to shrink infinitely to pinch the alphabet brother. The Celtics shot 20-of-43 from three-point range, making the comparison very poignant.
For the Bucks, they were too lax in the first half of the game, which cost them a lot of money. The Celtics' defense of this game is very tough, the alphabet brother is bored by the defense, and the excessive movement has also caused some controversy. The intensity of the confrontation in this series is not small, and if this blowing scale continues, the game may become a fighting arena.
(Text/Yan Wujun)