Original title: Antetokounmpo 25+20+9 Gewei 27 points, the Green Army grabs 7 and eliminates the Bucks into the Eastern Conference Finals
On May 16, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. The Milwaukee Bucks face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinal tiebreaker. After the whole game, the Celtics defeated the Bucks 109-81 and eliminated their opponents with a total score of 4-3 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Green Army will meet the Heat on a narrow road.
Overall stats:
Specific score: 26-20, 17-28, 21-31, 17-30 (the Celtics are behind).
On the Celtics side, Jayson Tatum scored 23 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 of 9 three-pointers, and Grant Williams became the Raider. He scored 7 of 18 three-pointers and scored 27 points, 6 rebounds and 2 cap. In addition, Jaylen Brown 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals, Marcus Smart 11 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, Al Horford 6 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Derrick White 3 points and 2 rebounds, Payton- Pritchard had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
On the Bucks side, Antetokounmpo scored 25 points, 20 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, and Zhu Holiday scored 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. In addition, Matthews 3 points and 2 rebounds, Brook – Lopez 15 points and 10 rebounds, Grayson – Allen 1 point and 3 rebounds, Connaughton 2 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Bobby – Portis 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Game recap:
In the first quarter, Grant Williams stepped forward and hit a three-pointer. But soon, Matthews, Holiday and Antetokounmpo also scored consecutive points, and the Bucks fought back. Tatum scored a three-pointer and also broke the personal scoring drought. Next, the advantage was still on the visiting team’s side, and the letter made 2 of 2 free throws. Later in this quarter, the difference was widened to double digits. Pritchard made a three-pointer, and the Green Army’s offensive improved slightly. With Jaylen Brown breaking through and scoring a shot, the Green Army was temporarily behind 20-26 after the single quarter.
In the second quarter, Lopez rolled over to score, Tatum made a free throw, and Gway responded quickly to a layup. Next, the three third flowers took turns to score, and the Green Army overtook the score after 4 minutes of play in this quarter. Since then, the two sides have launched a fierce tug of war. Tatum made a layup and scored 17 points. Gway made another three-pointer, and his personal score was in double figures. On the Bucks side, Antetokounmpo also scored 17 points. Matthews made a free throw into the net and Portis made a layup. With Smart made 3 of 3 foul free throws, after halftime, the Bucks temporarily trailed the Celtics 43-48.
After changing sides and fighting again, Gway, Tatum and Jaylen Brown made three-pointers successively. The Green Army set off an offensive climax and widened the point difference to double digits. On the Bucks side, Holiday jumped into the net, trying to stop the bleeding for the team. But since then, the Bucks have fallen into an offensive drought, while the Green Army has continued to chase and fight hard. Gewei has the best touch. He hits the three-pointer again, and he has personally scored 22 points. Entering the three-quarter countdown stage, Antetokounmpo succeeded in an alley-oop dunk, and Derek White also made a three-pointer. After the three quarters, the Celtics continued to lead 79-64.
In the final quarter, Gway made another three-pointer, Tatum and Pritchard scored again, and the difference came to 20+. The Bucks were still trying to counterattack, but after that, Pritchard made two more three-pointers, completely killing the suspense. After that, Smart and Horford scored again to consolidate the victory, and in the last two minutes of this quarter, with Giannis Antetokounmpo being substituted, the Bucks gave up their resistance completely, and thus ended the season. In the end, after the game was over, the Celtics defeated the Bucks 109-81 and eliminated their opponents with a total score of 4-3 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. In the Eastern Conference finals, the Green Army will meet the Heat on a narrow road.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Bucks: Jrue Holiday, Wesley Matthews, Grayson Allen, Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez
Celtics: Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Grant Williams
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