[Epoch Times, May 2, 2022](The Epoch Times reporter Shang Shangli comprehensive report) The second round of the NBA playoffs will start on the 2nd. With the first brother “Antetokounmpo”, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists, paid a “big three”, beat the Celtics and led the Bucks to 101 on the road. : 89 beat the Celtics to win the first game of the series.
The Bucks lost Khris Middleton, the second leader, and the team made as many as 7 turnovers in the first quarter, but the Celtics shot only 36.4% from the outside. The Bucks stabilized in the second quarter, the Celtics’ three-point shooting rate continued to decline, and 6 turnovers occurred in a single quarter. Antetokounmpo scored 14 points in the first half, and the Bucks took a double-digit lead with 56:46 after the first half.
After the easy basket, Antetokounmpo got into foul trouble, and the Celtics narrowed the point difference for a while, but Antetokounmpo returned to the court in the decisive quarter and led his team to a 12-6 lead to take a 16-point lead. “Brother” even staged a self-throwing, self-receiving, rebounding and dunking. The whole team was in a great mood and completely overwhelmed the last counterattack of the Celtics. The Bucks won their first victory by 12 points.
Jayson Tatum scored a team-high 21 points for the Celtics in this campaign, and Al Horford had a “double-ten” performance of 12 points and 10 rebounds. However, the Celtics made only 28 shots in 84 attempts, and the overall shooting percentage was only 30% to 33%, which was far less than the Bucks’ 40% to 11%, which was a major key to the defeat.
Thompson’s key three-pointer kills the bears
The Warriors, No. 3 in the Western Division, played away against the Grizzlies, the No. 2. In the final 36.6 seconds of the decisive quarter, Klay Thompson’s go-ahead 3-pointer ended with a 117-116 victory over the Grizzlies, opening a red set in the second round of the NBA playoffs. .
The Grizzlies continued to fire on star guard Ja Morant, who won the Most Improved of the Year Award. Warriors Green (Draymond Green) received a level 2 flagrant foul more than a minute before the end of the second quarter and was ejected. The Bears held the lead 61:55 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Warriors Stephen Curry scored 13 points, played a 36:29 offensive in a single quarter, and went ahead 91:90. The two sides saw a saw in the distal quarter. With 36.6 seconds left in the game, Thompson scored an advanced 3-pointer, and Curry blocked Morant’s cutting layup, which finally allowed the Warriors to take away the victory by 1 point. ◇
Responsible editor: Gao Xiaoqian