For a long time, most fans felt that the core of the Celtics was the duo, Tatum and Brown. But if we look at the Celtics and Bucks series, you will find that the core of this team is actually the trio, Horford, who was selected with the third pick in the first round in 2007, who became an indispensable player for the Celtics in the playoffs, and in a way, his role is not lost to Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
In the game with the Bucks series G4, Horford dreamed back to the peak, played his best performance in recent seasons in the game, the whole game he started 42 minutes, 11 of 14 shots, 7 of 5 three-pointers to get 30 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, in the game also had a button brother, in the last quarter of the game, Horford ushered in a big explosion, his personal shooting feel is very good, whether it is the inside line, or the outside line, he has seized the opportunity, personally played very tough, in the final quarter of the game, Horford scored 16 points to help the team successfully complete the comeback. Horford was a big contributor to the team's wins in this game, and he played a bigger role in the game than Tatum and Brown.
Horford's game is too critical for the Celtics, he is not only the team's endpoint on the offensive end, he is also the core of the defense, in terms of close defense of the alphabet brother, Horford's performance is very good, which greatly limits the play of the alphabet brother. In this game, Alphabet Brother had 34 points and 18 rebounds on 14-of-32 shooting in the whole game, and although the data was luxurious, it was not efficient.
In fact, in this round of the series, Horford's performance in defending the alphabet brother is very good, he maximized the defensive pressure of the alphabet brother in the game, so that he could not get the opportunity to shoot easily, in the face of Horford's defense, the alphabet brother is difficult to resist, the performance on the field is not ideal. The Celtics were able to draw 2-2 with the Bucks in this series, and Horford had a lot of credit for it.
Horford, who is 35 years old this year, although his physical fitness and athleticism have declined, but he still maintains a very good fighting spirit in the game, especially on the defensive end, his excellent defensive awareness and tough defensive attitude, which gives the team a lot of help. On the offensive end, if he has the chance, he will also complete the scoring, like G4, 11 of 14 in the game to get 30 points.
Judging from the performance in the game, it is undeniable that the 35-year-old Horford is too strong, his form is still at its peak, and he is full of fighting spirit in the game. In this series with the Bucks, Horford will continue to play the role of a key player, if he can stabilize this performance and continue to help the team at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, then the Celtics are expected to laugh at the end of this series and eliminate the defending champion.