At present, the Celtics and bucks are tied 1-1, and the two sides are back on the same running line, but many people are more optimistic about the Celtics because they have found a way to limit the alphabet brother, and the scoring efficiency of the alphabet brother in these two games is not high, scoring 24 points on 9-of-25 shooting in the first game, 28 points on 11-of-27 shooting in the second game, and shooting only 38.5% of the shots in both games.
The Celtics have a number of outstanding defensive players who can limit the alphabet brother, the most outstanding of which is the veteran Al Horford, according to the NBA statistics network, in the past two games, the alphabet brother in Horford's defense 22 shots 6, shooting 27.3%, and 5 mistakes. When facing the defense of others, Alphabet Brother shot 14 of 30 and shot 47% from the field.
It can be found that Horford's defensive effect against The Alphabet Brother is very good, so his defensive effect is limited to this year, or has he always been the Nemesis of the Alphabet Brother? Compare the last 12 playoff games to see the answer.
The first playoff meeting between the two took place in the first round of the 2017-2018 playoffs, and the two teams fought seven games to win and lose, and Alphabet Brother played an efficient performance against Horford: 35 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals in the first game, shooting 52.4% from the field. In the second game, he scored 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, shooting 61.5% from the field. In the third game, he scored 30 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 76.5% from the field.
In the fourth game, he scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 60% from the field. In the fifth game, he scored 16 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, and shot 50% from the field. In the sixth game, he scored 31 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, shooting 56.5% from the field. In the seventh game, he scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 41.2%.
It can be found that even against alphabet brothers with obvious offensive shortcomings, Horford's defensive effect is not particularly good, and only one game in seven games limits alphabet brothers' shooting percentage to less than 50%.
The second playoff encounter occurred in the 2018-2019 season, the first two games alphabet brother did not perform well, the first game got 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 33.3%, the second game got 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, shooting 46.7%.
From the third game, alphabet brother became very efficient, the third game cut 32 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, shooting 61.5%. In the fourth game, he cut 39 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, shooting 68.2%, and in the fifth game, he cut 20 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, shooting 57.1%.
In 12 playoff games, Alphabet Brother averaged 26.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks in Horford's defensive games, shooting 55.3% from the field and 35.5% from three-point range, leading the Bucks to a 7-5 record.
It can be found that the alphabet brother in the past few years against Horford's defense is not as bad as this year's playoffs, he is still a very versatile player, scoring high, scoring efficiency is also high, saying that Horford is the nemesis of the alphabet brother is not accurate, Horford's defense is overrated, so far in his career, he has only been selected for the best defensive team second team once, he is indeed a good defender, but not the nemesis of the alphabet brother.
The Celtics' ability to defend the alphabet is a credit to the whole team, not to Horford alone. Among the starters, except for Derek White, who replaced Smart, they are all players with height, weight, strength and flexibility, and Alphabet Brother will not play very easily against any of them, making him consume a lot.
When Alphabet Brother faced Horford, Tatum and Brown cut off his passing route, and Lowe, who was very good at bouncing, was ready to block the cap, making Alphabet Brother play very badly. The Celtics bench also has a very strong player - Grant Williams, alphabet brother has tried to play Gwe, but found that Gwe's strength is beyond his imagination, Gwei has repeatedly defended the alphabet brother successfully, and his defense of the alphabet brother is also very good.
The Celtics have an excellent defensive system, and a number of excellent defensive players, they are like meat shields to carry the impact of the alphabet brother, the letter brother shooting stability is not enough to expose the shortcomings, when the best defensive player of the season Smart returns, the alphabet brother will play more uncomfortable, maybe his scoring efficiency in this series is lower than Durant, let's wait and see.