The Bucks are fighting to the death, and without Antetokounmpo and Lillard, who will stand up as a savior? Middleton and Portis have stepped up, and Beverley, 35, has stepped up. The 3-and-D titan once again showed his pit bull demeanor and injected a huge amount of energy into the team, scoring 13 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 4-of-7 shooting from the field and 1-of-2 three-pointers, with a game-high plus/minus of +36.
The 35-year-old Heibei has played another classic of his career, and he is really scary when he is ruthless. The Bucks beat the Pacers 115-92 to tie the series to 2-3.
Despite the team's lack of strength and strength to its opponents, the first quarter 23-31 looked like it wasn't going to be good. But in the second quarter, Beverley seemed to have lifted the seal, and he actually became the team's main point of attack in this quarter, frequently attacking the Pacers' defense, and even hitting the basket to score. Of course, he also made a three-pointer.
Beverley didn't shoot in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, he shot 4-of-5 and scored 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. Beverley was full of passion on the court, he ate Haliburton alone, attacked the basket with the ball, turned around beautifully and scored the ball, and also made Haliburton foul and played 2+1. Beverly excitedly made a "You're too small" celebratory gesture. Portis is also imitating on the side.
In this quarter, Heibei scored frequently and "pretended to be X", and the Bucks soldiers were also enthusiastic, and the whole team became more and more courageous, and they played 30-17 in the second quarter to overtake the Pacers. In the second half, the Bucks maintained a ferocious offense and a tough defense.
Beverley stopped attacking frantically in the second half and was more active in sending wonderful passes to his teammates. The Bucks' starting five Tigers all scored in double figures. Portis had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Middleton had 29 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Beasley had 18 points and four rebounds, and Da Luo had 12 points and three rebounds. On the bench, Connaughton had nine points, four rebounds and four assists.
Beverley dished out eight assists in the second half and set a new career playoff assist high for 12 assists. In this game, Hebei compared the Pacers assist king Haliburton, who had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, with a plus/minus of -14.
The Lakers brought in Beverley last season, but didn't use him well and traded him in the middle of last season. Hebe was in a battle with the 76ers with the Bulls, and he was traded to the Bucks by the 76ers in the middle of the season.
Beverley averaged 6.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in the regular season, shooting 36.1% from three-point range. In the playoffs, Beverley was upgraded, averaging 8.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 46.4% from the field, 50.0% from three-point range and 86.7% from the free throw line.
Hebe is a point guard who doesn't possess the ball and is a good role player for a strong team. In this year's playoffs, the Lakers can't stop Murray. If there is a defensive stalwart like Beverley, maybe the team won't let Murray do whatever he wants in key moments. But nothing can be done again, and the 35-year-old Heibei has once again made a name for himself. With his ability, he can still play in the NBA for several more years.