On May 10, Beijing time, in an NBA playoff game that ended earlier today, the Boston Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 116-108 on the road. The first three quarters of the game were very anxious, and the Celtics offense in the crucial fourth quarter was fully opened, and they shot down 43 points in one quarter and won the Bucks by 15 points in a single quarter.
In this game, Celtics star Jason Tatum swept away the haze of the previous game. He played 41 minutes and shot 11-of-24 from the field, including 3-of-10 from three-point range, and scored 30 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. In particular, in the fourth quarter, he played 12 minutes and scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting. As the team's offensive core, Tatum's shooting feel is very important to the Celtics.
In today's game, the Celtics' other main player, Jaylen Brown, was due to too many fouls. He played only 32 minutes and shot 5-of-11, including 2-of-5 from three-point range, and had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Fortunately, the team's veteran Al Horford stepped forward to help the team, he played 41 minutes, 11 of 14 shots, including 5 of 7 three-pointers, with super efficiency to cut 30 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. In the 4th quarter, he hit all six shots and scored 16 points in a single quarter.
The 35-year-old Horford has been very explosive in the last two games, and he has a total of 52 points and 24 rebounds in the past two games. And his role is not only on the offensive end, he also has to take on the task of restricting the alphabet brother on the defensive end. According to relevant statistics after the game, in the four games of the series so far, the Bucks' core forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has shot a total of 49 shots and only hit 15 goals when facing Horford's defense, and the shooting rate is only 30.6%, while he can shoot 53.8% when facing the defense of other Celtic players.
With the Green Army winning the match, the total score of this series came to a 2-2 draw. The overall strength of the two teams is close, and both are likely to win this round of the series. In the next schedule, both teams will do their best to contribute to a very exciting game.