Original title: NBA | “Green Army” reversed and defeated the Bucks in the final quarter, the Warriors made an extreme comeback and defeated the Grizzlies
The fifth game of the semifinals will start on the 10th. The Philadelphia 76ers in the east will play against the Miami Heat, and the Phoenix Suns in the west will play the Dallas Mavericks at home.
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, May 9. The 2021-2022 NBA playoffs semifinals continued on the 9th. Both the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors completed the reversal in the fourth quarter. Veteran Horford broke out at the end of the quarter and helped the Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 116:108 to tie the total score to 2:2; the Memphis Grizzlies led almost the entire game, but were overturned in the last minute, the Warriors 101: After 98 won, the score was 3:1.
On May 9, Celtics player Tatum (right) defended the offense of Bucks player Antetokounmpo.Xinhua/Reuters
In the fourth game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, “Brother Antetokounmpo” scored 28 points and 17 rebounds in the first three quarters, leading the Bucks to maintain the lead, but the tenacious Celtics did not widen the point difference. After three quarters 73:80 behind. At the end of the quarter, the 35-year-old veteran Horford stepped forward. He scored 16 points to help the Celtics overtake the score. Then Tatum scored 8 points in a row, and the Celtics took a 10-point lead and established the victory. In the end, the Celtics reversed away at 116:108, chasing the total score to 2:2. Horford scored 30 points, a career high in the playoffs. Tatum also scored 30 points and 13 rebounds. “Brother Antetokounmpo” scored 34 points and 18 rebounds.
It was the same reversal. The “Green Army” took one quarter, and the Golden State Warriors “only” took one minute. Without the number one star Morant, the Grizzlies started from the defense, making the Warriors, who are good at three-pointers, lose all their heads. With 3 minutes and 24 seconds left in the second quarter, the Warriors playing at home made their first three-pointer of the game from Porter Jr., and they made 2 of 20 three-pointers in the first half, with a terrible hit rate. Although the feel was sluggish and almost the whole game was behind, the Warriors were always able to narrow the points difference at critical moments, keeping the suspense until the last minute.
On May 9, Warriors player Curry (left) made a layup in the game.Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Dong Xudong)
Curry made two free throws with less than 1 minute left in the game, 94:93, and the Warriors took the lead for the first time in the game. At the last moment, the Grizzlies exposed the disadvantage of not having a superstar, and they were unable to “harvest” the game, and were eventually reversed by the Warriors 101:98. This is also the only semifinal matchup with a match point, and the other three semifinals are currently tied at 2:2.
The fifth game of the semifinals will start on the 10th. The Philadelphia 76ers in the east will play against the Miami Heat, and the Phoenix Suns in the west will play the Dallas Mavericks at home.
Editors: Zhang Yueshan, Huang Xuguo, Xiao Shiyao