Letter Terminator? Inefficient in 12 of 52 against a combined defense in the last 2 games! There were also 6 turnovers!

In the first two games celtics against the Bucks, both teams have won one, and the total score in the series is currently 1-1. In the first game between the two sides, the Green Army, who was at home and swept the Nets 4-0 in the first round, was caught off guard by the Bucks, and due to the poor performance of the double probing combination, they eventually lost to the opponent 89:101. In the second game, as the Green Army's outside line blossomed, they defeated the Bucks at home 109:86 to complete their revenge and equalize.

In these two games, Antetokounmpo's performance and the Celtics' approach to restricting him have undoubtedly become the focus of attention. In the first game, although Antetokounmpo shot only 9 of 25, including 2 of 0 three-pointers, he cut a large triple-double stat of 25 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and under his huge containment of defense and timely passes, the Bucks hit 12 three-pointers and made a good start. In this game, his personal plus-minus was as high as +23, becoming the main contributor to the team's winning of the first game.

In the second game, Antetokounmpo still did not feel good, with only 1 of 4 of 27 three-pointers shooting, and although he had a comprehensive statistic of 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, he made 6 turnovers in the game. In the case that his offense was not at its best, the connection between him and his teammates was also cut off to the greatest extent, and the Bucks were almost all suppressed, losing to the opponent 86:109. Although the Greens did not win all of their two games at home, they were very good at defending Antetokounmpo from these two games.

In the regular season, Antetokounmpo averaged 29.9 points, 11.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, shooting a staggering 55.3 percent from the field. In the first round of the series this season, Antetokounmpo shot more than 50% in 5 games, and the scoring efficiency can be described as very frightening. But in both games, he lost himself, shooting less than 41 percent in two consecutive games, and it can be seen that the Celtics' defense of him has been miraculous. In fact, before the start of this series, many fans predicted that Horford of the Green Army would take on an important defensive task, and after the start of the series, fans found that the Green Army's defense of Antetokounmpo was far more than that.

Among them, the defensive line, consisting of Horford and Grant Williams, is at the heart of the Green Army's current defense. According to statistics, in these two games, in the 106 rounds that Antetokounmpo faced the defense of these two men, he scored only 37 points on 17 of 40 shots. Although he delivered 11 assists, he also made a total of 7 turnovers. In the defense of the hand-to-hand combat with Antetokounmpo, the two players only lost 5 shooting fouls on him, which shows that Horford and Gwe have found a good way to limit Antetokounmpo.

In the first game, the Celtics continued their defensive strategy against the Nets, so when Antetokounmpo chose to break through with the ball, no matter who he was facing, the Green Army would always adopt a defensive strategy of flanking the clip. Although this can effectively reduce Antetokounmpo's shooting efficiency, the Green Army ignores his ability to shoot the ball, resulting in a large number of open shooting opportunities for the Bucks' outside shooter group, leaving the Green Army's defense to lose one or the other. But in the second game, the Green Army no longer took a bag against Antetokounmpo, but let Ge Wei defend him alone, which made him very uncomfortable with the sudden change of strategy, and the other Players of the Bucks did not get a good offensive opportunity.

When the Green Army defended against Antetokounmpo, both Horford and Gwe showed great power on the defensive end. On the one hand, long before the series began, the Green Army head coach revealed that the 35-year-old veteran Horford will be the key to defending Antetokounmpo. In these two games, when the latter faced Horford's defense, he made only 6 of 22 shots and made five turnovers. What fans can see is that when Horford faced Antetokounmpo, he showed his excellent defensive experience.

Although Horford is not physically able to compete with the latter, he knows how to use his body to interfere with Antetokounmpo's shooting, and will use his tonnage to resist the impact of the opponent when he is low, and when he is ready to collect the ball, the latter can often use his excellent defensive experience to complete clean cuts. In addition to the efficiency of defending Antetokounmpo on the defensive end to reach the first place in the team, Horford has also made a significant contribution to the team on the offensive end, scoring two double-doubles in two consecutive games.

On the other hand, Gwe became a surprise soldier after the Green Army switched defensive strategies in the second game, even though Gwe was only 1.98 meters tall, far less than Antetokounmpo's height of 2.11 meters, but his weight of 106 kilograms and 2.08 meters of arm span gave him the capital to engage in hand-to-hand combat with him when facing Antetokounmpo. In the second game, when Gervay played a single defense, he did not interfere too much with Antetokounmpo's mid- and long-range shots, but used his tonnage and lower plate to block the latter's impact on the basket, which limited the scoring method that Antetokounmpo was best at, and naturally achieved good results.

Of course, in addition to these two players, the entire defensive system of the Green Army is tailor-made for the defense of Antetokounmpo, including Tatum and Brown, a set of "anti-alphabet armor" defensive lines, these players are very tough, and when Antetokounmpo breaks through, the Rowe under the basket will also cause him a lot of interference. In short, both Antetokounmpo and the Bucks are currently facing great challenges, and if a solution cannot be found, then the Bucks are likely to lose the ability to resist.

However, the reason why the Bucks are currently facing such a difficult situation is that Middleton's absence due to injury is a very important reason. If the latter can return in the next game, then the Celtics defense will undoubtedly have to be adjusted, after all, as the All-Star Midleton's outside attack is very strong, then they must pay attention to the defense of this. Although the use of Gwe to defend Antetokounmpo has received miraculous results, this is not a long-term solution, in short, the two sides will continue to play a tactical game.