Alphabet brothers continue to evolve
The alphabet brother is no longer, the big old man who can only hit the basket. After winning the championship last season, the alphabet brother did not meet, but practiced free throws to make himself more outstanding, in addition to the long-range shooting is not stable enough, it can be said that today's alphabet brother, there is no short board. It is precisely because of the evolution of the alphabet brother that the Milwaukee Bucks can still lead the Boston Celtics 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals, without the second-in-command Middleton.
The strength of the Celtics is self-evident, the defensive efficiency is the first in the league, the first round is 4-0 swept the championship favorite Brooklyn Nets, Irving and Durant two offensive historical levels of existence, facing the Celtics' defense, there is no way, but the alphabet brother, still able to stabilize the output, lead the team to win.
The Bucks have the slight upper hand
In this game, the fourth game of the series, Lowe was absent due to knee pain, and the Celtics continued to change sides, allowing veteran Horford to come to the starting center position, and Gwee played the team's big forward. At the beginning of the first quarter, The Alphabet Brother was still more difficult, with 6 points and 5 rebounds on 2-of-6 shooting, 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 2-of-7 shooting by Holliday, and the team scored 25 points in a single quarter, although not much, but the Celtics only scored 18 points, of which Horford shot 3-of-3, with 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 block.
Horford is not old, but Tatum only has 4 points and 3 rebounds, Brown has 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and the team is still seven points behind the Bucks at the end of the first quarter. After returning from the second quarter, the Celtics blossomed more, Tatum and Smart each took 5 points, Brown was 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, White on the bench also had 4 points and 2 rebounds, the team bombed 29 points in a single quarter, once overtaking the score, but Connaughton hit the key three points, Matthews had three free throws, and the Bucks regained the initiative.
The alphabet brother's efficiency is still not high, after all, the opponent's defense is there, only 4 shots in 10 shots, and only 2 free throws, but still got 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Connaughton 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal. At the end of the half, the Milwaukee Bucks still led the Boston Celtics by one point at 48-47.
Horford is not old
At the end of the first half of the game, the alphabet brother's data is still outstanding, with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, but the shooting rate is only 17 shots 6, but under such a shooting rate, the alphabet brother can still maintain the impact, which shows his competitive spirit and confidence in himself. Holliday had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Matthews had 6 points, 1 steal and 1 block, and Connaughton had 8 points and 4 rebounds, and the team grabbed 29 rebounds, eight more than the Celtics, which is undoubtedly the key to their continued lead.
The performance of the double probe flower is still tepid, Tatum shot 3 of 8, with 9 points and 7 rebounds, Brown also shooting 3 of 8, with 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and Smart 7 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. In contrast, veteran Horford can be described as inexpensive, 4 of 4 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block. Defensively he's limiting his brother, and on the offensive end he's hitting 100 percent of his shots, and the only thing you can say is that the Celtics signed him back, which was a perfectly correct decision.