The league trailed by 37 points in the first half! The Bucks' 25-0 shockwave was too hard and Holiday went home and was blown up
On January 12, Beijing time, the Celtics, who are the first in the East and the first in the league, played away against the Bucks, who are the second in the East. Fans were expecting a tight contest, but the course of the match was a surprise. At the end of the first half, the Bucks led the Green by 37 points, 75-38. It only took them two quarters to blow up the league's No. 1 spot. In the first half, Lillard had 17 points and Antetokounmpo had 18 points and eight rebounds. The Celtics were 1-of-16 from three-point range, and the Bucks were 11-of-22 from three-point range.
In the first quarter, Lillard hit three points in a row, Brother Alphabet broke through the dunk, and then completed 2+1, and the Bucks played an 11-2 start. Porzingis hit two consecutive dunks and Tatum scored on a mid-range shot to cut the deficit to three points. Da Luo hit a three-pointer, Middleton and Portis also scored back-to-back points, and Beasley also hit a three-pointer. Brissett sent two violent dunks in a row. Brother Alphabet passed and attacked, Portis scored five points in a row, and the Bucks played a wave of 10-0 to lead by 18 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led the Celtics 41-23, with Portis scoring 11 points and Lillard scoring 10 points.
In the second quarter, Brother Alphabet scored in the middle of the shot, Portis hit a three-point shot, Brother Alphabet dunked inside, Portis, Middleton, and Da Luo were also full of firepower, and the Bucks blasted out a wave of 15-0, which has stretched the difference to 33 points. Counting the second half of the first quarter, it was a 25-0 super shockwave. Brown broke the scoring drought of the Green Army with a dunk. Holiday scored on a layup, Beasley and Lillard hit three points in a row, and the difference between the two sides widened. At halftime, the Bucks led the Celtics 75-38.
It's worth mentioning that this is Holiday returning to Milwaukee for the first time since being traded, and the Bucks also played a video paying tribute to Holiday in the air. Before the game, Holiday also hugged and greeted his former teammates such as Brother Alphabet and Da Luo, but he didn't expect such a game to be waiting for him.