In the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs Focus Showdown that ended earlier, the Green Army won 116-108 on the road. With 78 points, Horford scored a new playoff career high. Alphabet Brother slashed 34 points, exhausted.
In the first quarter, the Bucks quickly seized the lead through a wave of 6-0, and the mid-section advantage also came to 10 points, but this lead came more from the opponent's sluggish play. In the second quarter, the green army's state picked up, the Bucks' advantage was gone, the two sides exploded attacks, alphabet brother slashed 15+11 in the half, and the Bucks took a 1-point lead.
In the contest, the Bucks took the lead in regaining the initiative, once holding a double-digit lead, but Horford suddenly broke out, he scored 16 points in the last quarter to become the biggest contributor to the Green Army's reversal of the situation, plus Tatum also won the key 6 points, and the Green Army established a 10-point lead in one fell swoop to lay the victory.
Horford, the old detective, blossomed inside and out, playing 41 minutes and 35 seconds, shooting 11 of 14 (5 of 7 from three points) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, scoring a playoff career-high 30 points (previously a maximum of 26 points), plus 8 boards, 3 assists and 1 cap. At this point, Horford also became the second-oldest player in the Green Army's all-time playoffs to cut 30+, behind Haflicek (1977, 37 years old). Tatum woke up in time to take 30 points, 13 boards and 5 assists. Jaylen Brown contributed 18 points and three boards.
Alphabet brother attacked and defended a shoulder, played 41 minutes, 14 of 32 to get 34 points, 18 boards and 5 assists, 11 free throws 6, the playoffs have conceded 36 goals, the Celtics only conceded 31 goals. Holliday dragged his feet, scoring just 16 points on 5-of-22 shooting, with just 7 boards and 9 assisting.