Perhaps not many people remember that Horford, who is about to turn 36, is actually Tanhualang in 2007. In the first round of the playoffs, Durant fell at the feet of the Celtics, a key battle, and the alphabet brother also repeated the same mistakes and lost to Horford.
The Bucks figured out the Celtics in Battle 3, and they built a fortress to prevent the Celtics from easily breaking into the interior. On the outside blockade, Matthews chased Tatum, Portis hardened Jaylen Brown, but The Alphabet Brother was unstoppable. The balance of victory and defeat in the series slowly tilted towards the Bucks.
This crucial game of The 4th, the situation in the first three quarters, is still in the hands of the Bucks. But the alphabet brother does not talk about martial arts, and in the third stanza, he uses a fire to burn the sky and lock Horford. That's all, after landing, the alphabet brother was still very arrogant to look at Horford, and once ate a technical foul.
After seeing Horford's expression, Horford's sister Anna wrote, "The Bucks are doomed!" I understand this expression too well, my brother is angry..."
Sure enough, in the final quarter, Horford became the Nightmare of the Bucks. As soon as the final quarter came, Horford was in full swing, shooting from mid-range, violent dunks, and easily equalizing the score. At 9 minutes and 51 seconds, Horford interjected the letter brother, truly explaining what is called revenge. When he landed, he also threw his elbow excitedly, just hit the face of brother Alphabet and ate a technical foul. In this way, the two were completely evened in the round of the match.
At 8:08, Horford hit a three-pointer and the Celtics have since come back. When Alphabet Brother struggled to lead again, Horford scored another three-pointer to beat the Bucks bitterly. Horford's outburst caught the Bucks off guard. When they tried to close the loophole, Tatum found the right moment and took over the game.
Throughout the final quarter, Horford shot all 6 and scored 16 points on 2-of-2 three-pointers, equaling the record for the highest score in the final quarter of his career. In the whole game, Horford shot 11 of 14, 5 of 7 from three-point range, 3 of 4 from the free throw line to record a career-high 30 points in the playoffs, and 8 boards, 3 assists and 1 block.
Alphabet brother shot 34 points from 32, Tatum shot 30 points from 24 and Horford shot 30 points from 14. This battle, the nearly 36-year-old man, played a more terrifying efficiency than a young superstar. On the defensive end, Horford is even more old man talking about juvenile madness, powerful enough to be outrageous. Throughout the series, when Alphabet Brother faced Horford's defense, the shooting percentage was only 30.6%.
It is worth mentioning that during the Thunder period, Horford was once hidden by the manager Xue, when he almost couldn't play the ball, and was complained by the fans that he was too old. However, it was this old man who almost couldn't play the ball, but he became the nemesis of the alphabet brother. And this round of competition, he may also become the most influential player.