On May 10, the NBA playoffs continued, the Eastern Conference semifinals Deer Kai vs G4, the Celtics relied on the outbreak of the final quarter, with an 8-point advantage to beat the Bucks, so that the two teams in the series to fight 2-2 draw, G5 will return to Boston, the two sides decisively battle Tianwang Mountain, the series suspense increased sharply. In this game, Alphabet Brother kong slashed 34 points, 18 boards and 5 assists, regrettably losing. The biggest contributor to the Celtics' victory is Tatum and veteran Horford, both of whom scored 30 points, of which Horford chased points in the early days of the quarter, and Tatum continued to cut points at key moments, leading the team to win the key battle.
In this game, Celtics veteran Horford was strong, he blasted 30 points, 8 boards and 3 assists, and scored 16 points in the final quarter, and the 36-year-old proved his strength in the key playoff game. In the game, Horford was angrily stared at by the alphabet brother, but soon he dunked and elbowed the alphabet brother, even if he was blown a technical foul, he had to show his attitude and tough side.
Horford also broke records in this campaign, including:
The 30 points also set a new single-game scoring record for Horford's playoff career;
Horford tied his career-final scoring record with 16 points in the final quarter;
Horford became the Celtics' second-oldest player in playoff history with 30+ years of age;
Horford also became the alphabet brother nemesis, the alphabet brother under Horford's defense, a total of 49 shots, shooting 30.6% from the field; under the defense of the rest of the Celtics, a total of 65 shots, shooting 35.8%, the gap is obvious.
After the game, Celtic coach Uduka praised Horford's performance, saying: "We need him to play a good game. ”
Horford's sister also staged a divine prophecy, and in the third quarter of this game, Horford's sister Anna Horford tweeted: "The bucks are going to die, this expression I understand... He was angry. Sure enough, Horford scored 16 points in the last quarter and led the team to complete the reversal.
In this way, the Bucks have lost home advantage from the chance to get the match point at one point, to the home loss, to the home equalizer, and the battle of King Mountain will go to the away game. After the Celtics won the key battle of G4, they performed better, and the next battle of Tianwangshan was full of highlights.