In the 2nd game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the situation did not fall to the Bucks on one side. After the confusion of the first confrontation, the Celtics seem to have found a way to crack the super aggressiveness of the alphabet brother. The muscular macho Gwe became chained and shackled, entangled with the alphabet brother, and at one point in the first half he played the worst performance of his career.
2 out of 12, for an inside monster like Brother Alphabet, it is a nightmare performance. The alphabet brother went deep into the basket again and again, but always to no avail. The difficult muscle collision makes it difficult for Greek monsters like Alphabet Brother to move forward.
And at the beginning of the game, Brown's mid-range projection, Tatum and Gwe's outside three-pointer, hit the Bucks a catch. More than 6 minutes before the first quarter, the Celtics exploded into an 18-3 frenzy, and the game entered the rhythm of the Celtics.
Facing the Bucks' inside three highs, the Celtics sped up the ball-holding rotation, giving the outside shooters more space and opportunities. Brown single quarter 17 points, efficient play to help the Celtics out of the predicament, and the Bucks side of the alphabet brother was surrounded by pressure mountain, the Celtics' efficient hit, did not give the alphabet brother too many offensive and defensive conversion of the fast attack opportunity, resulting in a rapid expansion of the point difference.
Trailing by 25 points at halftime, the Bucks were almost sentenced to death in advance. In the second half, the aggressiveness of the Celtics relaxed slightly, and the alphabet brother killed all four sides, invincible, frantically attacking the city and approaching the gap. In a single quarter, Alphabet Brother shot 8 of 11 and 1 of 1 on three-pointers to get 18 points, 4 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal. Only in this section of the game, the alphabet brother played the style of the alphabet brother.
The last quarter of the bucks chased hard, but there was no support from the outside projection, relying on the letter brother's inner line to chisel hard, two points and two points to slowly catch up, it was not the way at all. Tatum and Gwe's three points are like daggers inserted in the heart of a buck, knife after knife. The Bucks chased hard, but couldn't do anything about it.
In this game, Alphabet Brother still shot 11 of 27 from the field, 1 of 4 from three-point range to get 28 points, 9 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. But the team's three-pointers are only 3 of 18, and the opposite Celtics are 43 and 20 of 43, such a stark gap, it is no wonder that the Bucks will suffer a rout.
In fact, the first two games of the series gradually proved that Alphabet Brother, Tatum and Brown are all controllable factors, and what really affects the outcome of the game is the outside projection of a group of role players. Maybe the Bucks' overall outside line won't be as sharp as the Nets and Celtics, but they have to help the alphabet brother open up space and share the pressure.
Alphabet Brother's plight has long been expected, and the next battle Tatum and Brown may also be lost. Under this level of defensive pressure, the internal stranding and superstar pairing will be inevitable. A 20-3 three-pointer is the true meaning of the Celtics' win. Next, whoever is more powerful on the three-point line will win this fierce series.