Original title: Alphabet Brother Alternative Two-Pair Trae Young Truce Holladay 27+4+5 Bucks Catch Eagles
On January 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Bucks challenged the Hawks away, and the two teams met in the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals, when the Bucks eliminated the Hawks 4-2 to advance to the finals and win the championship. Another highlight of the match was the gathering of the three Holladay brothers.
The Bucks side Middleton is suspended, and the Hawks side Trae Young is also out in rotation. After four quarters, the Bucks defeated the Hawks 114-105.
Four quarters (Bucks in front): 39-19, 28-27, 22-36, 25-23
Bucks player stats: Alphabet 7 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists, Joe Holladay 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Lopez Sr. 20 points and 12 rebounds, Portis 13 points and 10 rebounds, Connaughton 10 points and 7 rebounds, Carter 13 points
Hawks player stats: Murray 9 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, John Collins 15 points and 7 rebounds, Hunter 16 points and 9 rebounds, Okonwu 7 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Bogdanovic 22 points and 5 assists, Jaylen Johnson 12 points and 3 rebounds, Kaminsky 13 points
At the beginning of the game, Alphabet broke the opening record for a layup, and the Bucks played an 11-0 climax to suppress the Hawks, forcing the Hawks to call a timeout early. The timeout came back, and the Hawks, although broken, did not effectively close the gap, and at 3:08, Carter hit a 3-pointer to give the Bucks a 17-point lead. With Lopez scoring seven straight points late in the quarter, the Bucks ended the first quarter with a 39-17 lead.
In the second quarter, Alphabet and Joe Holladay led the team to continue to stabilize the situation, and the gap remained close to 20 points, but the Hawks were also able to score in time to prevent the Bucks from stretching the gap above 20 points. But the Bucks had a huge interior advantage, which was played out before the end of the first half, with Lopez and Portis not only shooting from outside the three-point line, but also rushing to the basket to complete two offenses to help the Bucks lead 67-46 into the second half.
The Hawks opened the game with trailing and suppressed, and at 9:02, Big Lopez scored another three to give the Bucks a 24-point lead. But then the situation changed, the Hawks found the rhythm of the offense, Hunter scored consecutive points to close the gap, Bogdanovic also put in a three-point shot from the outside, Jaylen Johnson became a surprise soldier, scored six consecutive points to close the gap to single digits, and with Aaron Holladay's final breakaway throw, the Hawks closed the gap to 82-89 into the tiebreaker.
In the fourth quarter, the Hawks continued to launch a counterattack, Kaminsky hit three consecutive points, and Jaylen Johnson scored both free throws at 8:44 to close the gap to just one point, and the Bucks did not play an effective offensive to open the gap again, and at 4:05, Collins scored a layup and the Hawks equalized 101-101. Then Chu Holladay and Alphabet went on to open the gap and stabilize the situation at a crucial moment, and the Bucks defeated the Hawks 114-105.
Bucks starting lineup: Connaughton, Alphabet Brother, Big Lopez, Grayson Allen, Joe Holladay
Hawks starting lineup: Hunter, John Collins, Okonvu, Aaron Holladay, Murray
(Fat Buu)