On February 7, Beijing time, the Milwaukee Bucks challenged the Portland Blazers on the road, under the leadership of Alphabet Brother, the Bucks took the lead from the beginning, and after three quarters, the Bucks led the opponent by 20+ points, and the last quarter also became garbage time, and in the end, the Bucks defeated the Blazers 127-108, winning eight straight games.
Technical statistics
Bucks: Lopez 27 points and 9 rebounds, Holladay 20 points and 8 assists, Alphabet Brother 24 points and 13 rebounds, Connaughton 11 points, Allen 3 points, Middleton 13 points, Carter 11 points
Blazers: Anfini Simmons 21 points, Grant 13 points, Yuban 10 points, Hart 13 points, Lillard 28 points, Watford 6 points
The star of the field
In this game, Alphabet dominated the interior, he shot 9 of 14, cut 24 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists of quasi-triple-double, which not only made the Blazers' interior players very uncomfortable, but also led the Bucks to establish an early lead, and in the end, the Bucks won 8 straight wins.
Highlight moments
Alphabet Brother fought back and crushed Hart
Simmons Jr. hit the limit against the defensive tough
Eubanks burst into swoop Ingalls on the spot
Match Review
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Bucks challenged the Blazers on the road, and the Bucks opened the game with a 6-0 offensive mini-climax, and then Simmons hit a three-point shot to help the Blazers stop the bleeding, but the Bucks played another wave of 8-0 to extend the gap to 14-3. The Blazers immediately called a timeout, and when the timeout returned, the Blazers played a 10-2 climax as the team chased the score to 16-13. The Bucks went on another 5-0 run to open the gap again. With a successful dunk, the Bucks led the Blazers 30-22 in the first quarter.
At the start of the second quarter, Connaughton hit a three-pointer to help the Bucks stretch the gap to 12 points, and Alphabet hit a layup to give the Bucks a 38-24 lead over the Blazers. Although the Blazers struggled to get the score closer to 10 points, the Bucks could still use the score to open the gap. After Middleton hit a two-point shot, the Bucks led the Blazers 45-30. The Bucks then maintained a double-digit advantage, leading the Trail Blazers 58-48 in the first half.
Allen hit a three-point shot and Alphabet made a two-point shot to give the Bucks a 73-58 lead over the Blazers. The Bucks went on a 37-23 run, and with Carter hitting a three-pointer, the Bucks led the Blazers by 17 points. Ingalls then scored on a 3-pointer as the Bucks stretched the gap to 22 points. Toward the end of the third quarter, Simmons broke through for a layup to help the Blazers stop the bleeding, but at the end of the third quarter, the Bucks led the Blazers 95-71.
At the beginning of the final quarter, the battle between the two sides lost suspense, the Bucks led the Blazers by 20+ points, the gap between the two sides has not been narrowed, although the coach replaced Lillard for a final fight, Lillard made 3 free throws at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but the digging before was too big. In the end, facing the menacing Bucks, the Blazers were unable to withstand the Bucks' attack at home and eventually lost miserably to their opponents.
This starter
Bucks: Lopez, Holladay, Alphabet Brother, Connaughton, Allen
Blazers: Anfini Simmons, Grande, Yuban, Hart, Lillard