On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Celtics beat the Bucks 116-108 to tie the total score to 2-2. In this game, the Celtics were still 7 points behind after the first three quarters, and it seemed that they were going to swallow another defeat, but in the final quarter, they beat the Bucks by as many as 15 points 43-28, and achieved a turnaround in one fell swoop.
According to statistics, the Celtics scored 43 points in the fourth quarter, the highest score of any team in the fourth quarter of this year's NBA playoffs. And even if they lost the last game, the Celtics also chased points wildly in the fourth quarter and almost overturned. So why was the Celtics' fourth quarter so fierce? The answer is simple, their 3 probes can take turns to burst, while the Bucks' defensive resources are limited.
Taking this game as an example, the oldest detective, Horford, scored 16 points in the final quarter. And his 16 points all came from the first 7 minutes of the final quarter. During this period, Horford blossomed inside and out, omnipotent, and even the alphabet brother was blocked by him, which is really hard to believe, and there is still 1 month to go, he is about to turn 36 years old.
The youngest Tanhua Tatum scored 12 points in the final quarter, and just when he and Horford joined forces, they were already tied with the Bucks' final quarter score. Interestingly, Tatum happened to be in a relay with Horford, with 10 of his 12 points occurring between 4:29 and 2:50 before the end of the fourth quarter.
In contrast, Jaylen Brown had less of a final scene due to a foul crisis, but after Tatum broke out, he also took advantage of a quick attack counterattack to create a foul on the alphabet brother, and then hit two free throws to open the point difference to double digits.
3 Tanhua takes turns to exert power, which makes the Bucks without Middleton really powerless, not to mention that in addition to 3 Tanhua, Smart, White and other role players have also contributed a lot. Even without Rowe in this game, the Celtics are still significantly better than the Bucks in terms of lineup depth. If in the next series, Middleton still can't come back, the lonely alphabet brother, I'm afraid I really can't stand it.