On April 25th, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued, and the Milwaukee Bucks ushered in the fourth game of the series against the Chicago Bulls. At the end of the game, the Bucks defeated the Bulls 119-95, and the total score was 3-1 to get the match point.
Overall stats:
Specific score: 25-22, 31-19, 34-33, 29-21 (Bucks are in front).
On the Bucks side, Antetokounmpo scored 32 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists, Zhu Holiday scored 26 points and 7 assists, and Grayson Allen scored 27 points, setting a career playoff scoring record. In addition, Bobby – Portis 14 points and 10 rebounds, veteran Matthews 6 points.
On the Bulls side, Zach LaVine scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists, DeRozan scored 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Patrick Williams scored 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Vucevic scored 11 points and 10 rebounds. In addition, rookie Ayo Dosunmu scored 8 points and Derek Jones Jr. scored 5 points.
Game recap:
In the first quarter, Holiday took the lead in scoring with a fallback jumper, and DeRozan hit a layup. After that, LaVine scored a three-pointer, and Antetokounmpo’s throw and Holiday’s three-pointer also scored. Later in this section, the Bucks gradually gained an advantage. Grayson Allen made a three-pointer, and the difference once reached 9 points. LaVine also found the feeling, hit three goals in a row, and Antetokounmpo made a breakthrough dunk. After the single quarter, the Bucks temporarily led 25-22.
In the second quarter, Derrick Jones Jr. made a dunk but failed to stop the bleeding for the Bulls. After four minutes of play in this quarter, Antetokounmpo was widened to 11 points after Antetokounmpo turned over and made a dunk. In the latter part of this quarter, Allen and Holiday made consecutive three-pointers, and the difference was still widening. On the other hand, on the Bulls side, DeRozan and Vucevic hit the iron successively, and LaVine also received an offensive foul. In addition, Caruso was hit in the face with an elbow by Jevin Carter during a defense and had no choice but to retire for a concussion check. With Allen breaking through and hitting the ball again, after halftime, the Bucks continued to lead 56-41.
After changing sides and fighting again, Portis and Holiday made three-pointers and the difference was widened to 22 points. In the face of adversity, the Bulls did not give up. Teenager Duosun Mu made consecutive three-pointers to stop the bleeding for the team. Pavey’s three-pointer hit the net, DeRozan also hit a jumper, and the point difference returned to single digits. But the Bulls didn’t hold on for too long. Later in this quarter, the Bucks launched a new round of attacks. Connaughton and Antetokounmpo broke through to score successively. At the end of the third quarter, after Allen’s three-pointer re-entered the net, the Bucks led 90-74.
In the final quarter, Antetokounmpo made a three-pointer, and Holiday made a jumper, breaking the 20-point difference. Since then, the suspense of the game has not been big. At the end of this quarter, Portis pulled Lavin for a layup, which triggered a conflict between the two. Therefore, both of them received a technical foul. After the episode, both sides replaced the main force, and the game entered garbage time. In the end, after the game was over, the Bucks beat the Bulls 119-95, leading 3-1 with a total score of 3-1 to get the match point.
Starting lineup for both sides:
Bucks: Wesley Matthews, Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis, Jrue Holiday
Bulls: DeMar DeRozan, Patrick Williams, Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Alex Caruso
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