The Eastern Final G1 was staged today. The Bucks are at home and face the Hawks' challenge. The two sides have been deadlocked since the beginning of the game, and you can't open the gap between you and me.
At the end of the final quarter, the Hawks relied on consecutive scores from Trae Young and Collins to overtake the score. With Middleton missing his last shot, the Bucks lost the game 113-116.
Stats: Hawks: Trae Young 48 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists; Collins 23 points and 15 rebounds; Hult 13 points; Capela 12 points, 19 rebounds and 2 blocks
Bucks: Alphabet Brother 34 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks; Holliday 33 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals; Middleton 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals; Portis 11 points and 8 rebounds
I don't know if Joe Johnson watched this duel. Maybe Johnson looked at Middleton's last shot and felt very uncomfortable, if he had been replaced to carry out the final attack, the result might have been very different.
In fact, in April this year, Johnson wanted to join the Bucks and return to the NBA. He tried out for the Bucks and wanted to go to the championship.
Sadly, the Bucks didn't sign him in the end.
Johnson, who is 40 years old this year, has played 1276 games in the NBA and has a combined 20405 points, 5059 boards and 5001 assists. He averaged 16 points, 4 boards and 3.9 assists per game, shooting 44.1 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from three-point range.
He has won many honors in the NBA and has been selected as an All-Star seven times.
Joe Johnson does not want to retire yet, in order to return to the NBA, he also played for the U.S. men's basketball team, just to stay in shape. Unfortunately, no NBA team threw an olive branch at him this year.