The Milwaukee Bucks, who traded to Lillard and upgraded the core lineup of the Big Three, did not play a convincing performance this season, only achieved the third record in the East in the regular season, which also allowed them to meet the bitter Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs, the two teams have met a total of 5 times in the regular season this season, the Pacers have a 4-1 record, coupled with the injury of Brother Alphabet, the outside world is optimistic that they can be defeated, sure enough, the first four playoff games, the Pacers have achieved a big 3-1 lead, and the fifth game returned to India, the Bucks dual-core Brother Alphabet and Lillard are still hanging up the exemption cardAfter the game started, the Pacers, who were fighting away, once established a 10-point lead, but they suddenly collapsed in the second quarter, and then collapsed, allowing the remnants of the Bucks to instantly overtake the score, and finally won 115-92, chasing the big score to 2-3!
The strongest point guard is nothing more than that, and he was completely blown up by Heibei
In the absence of Antetokounmpo and Lillard, the Pacers put more defensive energy on limiting Middleton, who slashed 42+10+ in Game 3The performance of 5 left a deep impression on the Pacers, but what they didn't expect was that Black Beverley, who has always been a defensive leader, became the offensive and defensive core of the team, the backcourt core of the Pacers, and the tactical leader Haliburton, who did not have the demeanor of the strongest point guard in the league in this game, and only handed over 16 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game under the focus of Beverley.
In addition to his good defense, Beverley's offensive performance amazed the fans, hitting 4 of 7 shots, not only scoring 13 points, but also scoring 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, and the plus/minus reached +33 in the game, becoming the biggest contributor to the team's victory.
The Pacers' twin towers became decorations, and the remnants of the Bucks continued to live
In the first four playoff games, the most important reason why the Pacers were able to get match points was the super dominance of the twin towers on the inside, but in this game, Siakam and Turner appeared to be lacking in fighting spirit, facing the big Lopez and Portis, who were not strong in defense, Sika and Turner combined for only 25 points.
On the other hand, Middleton and Portis, who were strictly guarded, carried the team's interior line, Micher did not have a high shooting percentage in this game, but still contributed a double-double of 29 points and 12 rebounds, Portis hit 14 of 24 shots, and also played 29 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.
After the end of this game, the Bucks stubbornly chased the big score to 2-3, the sixth game, the two sides will return to Indiana again, for the Pacers, the sixth game is a battle of life and death, once the Bucks drag the game into a tie-break, the momentum and fighting spirit of both sides will be completely reversed, and whether Brother Alphabet and Lillard can come back in the line of fire, for the trend of the entire series is also very large, the Pacers may pay a painful price for this light enemy!