On May 10, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. In a game in eastern focus today, the Celtics took on the Bucks on the road. It was the fourth game between the two sides, and in the first three games, the Celtics were 1-2 behind the Bucks, and this game was not to be lost for them.
In the last game, Greens star Tatum played poorly, scoring 10 points on 4-of-19 shooting. In today's game, Tatum started bleeding, he broke through to the inside to ignore Lopez's defense, completing a one-arm personal dunk! In the second half of the quarter, Tatum hit a mid-range shot. However, before the end of the game in this quarter, Tatum suffered his second personal foul, which brought hidden dangers to the later games.
In the second quarter, in the face of the point difference, Tatum's three-point shot from the outside helped the team equalize, and then he made two fouls. After entering the third quarter, Tatum broke through the layup in front of Matthews' defense, then he grabbed a rebound in the front of the basket and hit it, after which Tatum shot at Lopez's outside line. However, in this quarter, the Green Army encountered a foul crisis, and the Bucks took the opportunity to open the score, and the Green Army trailed the Bucks 73:80 after the third quarter.
In the final quarter, Tatum won the basket first. Five minutes before the finale, Tatum broke through the defensive layup with the ball, and in the next round, Tatum once again hit a tough layup under the basket and caused Hill's foul, and the steady shot was added to the penalty. Tatum then singled hill and hit a 45-degree three-point shot from the right to extend the lead to 10 points! After the timeout, Tatum hit a fairy ball on the ground with a serious imbalance in his body, and the Green Army led by double digits, completing the away reversal!
In the end, the Celtics beat the Bucks 116-108 on the road to make the series total 2-2! Tatum played a total of 42 minutes today, shooting 11 of 24, including 3 of 10 three-pointers and 5 of 6 from the free throw line, totaling 30 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists, and in the crucial final quarter, Tatum single-handedly scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists!
According to the schedule, the 5th game between the two teams will be played on May 12, and the Celtics will return to play at home!