Middleton 17 points, Holiday 19 shots, Tucker and Connaughton scored 0 points together, which does not prevent Bucks from winning: Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, 14 rebounds, 5 hats and 2 assists, dominating both offense and defense, and leading the team with one's own strength to win the championship again after 50 years.
Everything on the basketball court starts from the matchup. Antetokounmpo's Aiton's 12 scored 12 points. Antetokounmpo's block completely destroyed Aiton's confidence. Ayton can only face the Bucks' small player who switched defense and played snack cakes at the basket, but Antetokounmpo was able to hold the ball and independently attack Ayton - in short, Antetokounmpo's begging for Ayton, but Ayton could not single for Antetokounmpo, and the match directly determined the inside gap between the two sides in this game.
When Ayton rested, neither Kaminsky nor Claude could defend and restrict Antetokounmpo. Even the double-player attacks between Claude and Bridges were directly ignored by Antetokounmpo. The Suns once used the three-second area to catch the ball and siege the three-man, but Holiday calmly hit the absolute empty bottom corner three-pointer penalty Suns - the Bucks' brutal "one-star four shots" dominated the Suns, and the unsolvable super strong point Antetokounmpo is the decisive needle for the Bucks to win four consecutive games.
The Suns' dilemma is clear at a glance. Paul 's infinite defense swap against Antetokounmpo was indeed too strong to be able to do it. Booker 's single lock defense against Holiday's single handed lock defense was difficult. The Suns were once forced to let Claude hold the ball and kill it hard in the decisive stage. This is also a solution.
Bucks have given up Douluo since G2 participated in unlimited defense replacement. Budenholzer has used Daluo to shrink and unlimited defense replacement in the last four games to test Paul and Booker's singles efficiency, forcing Booker to 40+ in two games, and Booker was exhausted in this game; Paul made 11 of 19 shots in this game, scoring 26 points. His mid-range shot is actually the life and death line of the Suns. Booker swung Paul, which is the only way for the Suns to win after the Bucks changed their defense style.
But everyone knows that including Budenholzer and Monty Williams, Paul is no longer St. Paul in the 2018 Western Conference Finals. At that time, he could play singles against the Warriors' forward and guards in a singles. He could not even play singles against Rooney in the 2019 Fire War, and only played the only good goal in G6. Now, it is exactly the same. Paul, who is over 36 years old, cannot face unlimited defense transfers and completes indiscriminate singles against the opponent. This is also the fundamental confidence of Budenholzer to bet against the double-star singles in this round of the series.
The Suns' life-and-death battle, and their defensive strategy is unswerving: let Antetokounmpo be allowed outside the three-second zone. Once Antetokounmpo holds the ball and enters the three-second zone, Claude, who faces Daluo, immediately attacks Antetokounmpo to help Aidon defend. The Suns showed great concentration and flexibility at the beginning of the defensive end. Once Claude participated in the pinch attack, the entire line was rotated neatly and strictly controlled the Bucks' passing line - the Bucks were forced to make 3 mistakes at the beginning, 6 mistakes in the first quarter, 10 mistakes in the first half, and 7 steals in the Suns at the half, with full defense.
Bucks are still an old routine. Daluo defends against pick-and-roll contraction when he is on the court, Tucker/Helledi squeezes out to cover Paul/Booker; when Daluo takes off the small ball, he will replace defenses with 1-5 positions unlimitedly - encouraging Paul and Booker to fight one-on-one, strictly control the basket and three-point line, prevent the Suns from playing the whole team, and focus on testing Paul's singles effect.
The Suns used a high pick-and-roll to target Daluo at the beginning, and Paul/Booker + Ayton picked-and-roll bullied Daluo to prevent the pick-and-roll from being closed. Booker used a single block to cover a 15-foot mid-range shot, Paul's open three-pointer, and the surprise player Payne, who came on the bench for 10 points in a row in 6 minutes, all used the high pick-and-roll to chase Daluo, grabbing a gap and chasing hard.
Bucks use their conversion offense and position to fight Antetokounmpo/Holly holds the ball and rushes to the penalty area. Paul's height and Booker's body cannot limit Holiday's impact in the past three games. The Suns sent Bridges to lock Holiday in the position against him. Holiday made 11 in the first half. The Bucks' offensive task completely fell on Antetokounmpo's shoulders.
Bucks position battle with Antetokounmpo as the impact arrow attacking the Suns 2-3 joint defense. When Payne and Booker were on the line, the defense was useless. Antetokounmpo made a single ride and broke the link Portis bottom corner three-pointer to break the joint defense. The Bucks established a maximum of 13 points.
In the face of crisis, Payne stepped forward. He used Ayton's single block to grab the mid-range shot and took action from a long distance. He made 10 points on the bench in 6 minutes. The Bucks were forced to withdraw from Daluo and put Antetokounmpo as the 5th position. Paul used the Bucks to replace defense and hit the weak spot. Paul and Bridges held the ball and challenged Connaughton to play one-on-one, taking into account Ayton's misplaced position at the basket.
The Suns blocked the three-second zone in the second quarter through a clamping round. The Bucks scored only 6 points in the inside in the second quarter, and Antetokounmpo scored only 7 points in the second quarter. The Suns strictly controlled Antetokounmpo's shot route, and Antetokounmpo scored 0 assists in the first quarter. The Bucks' arrows were hit hard, and the Suns led the team to play with the ball with Paul and Connaughton, leading the team to overtake the Bucks by 5 points.
The Suns not only attack Antetokounmpo in the three-second zone, but also attack Middleton when defending high pick-and-roll. Bridges locked in to prevent Holiday. Monty Williams 3 divided the three giants and treated them. The Suns supported the team's pinch and rotation rotation at the cost of physical fitness and continued to exert pressure.
Budenholzer completely showed up in the second half, and every goal was handed over to Antetokounmpo. Clear one side, the four-shots pulled the ball around, guarding Antetokounmpo's single-handed fight; reusing Portis, Anteto and Portis were present at the same time, Antetokounmpo finished Portis and the space formation was swung, and Ayton couldn't stand it alone. Antetokounmpo scored 20 points in the third quarter, opening the way through the mountains, and both ends of the offense and defense produced the visual effect of small balls O'Neal .
The Suns can only use the high pick-and-roll to find a breakthrough in Daluo. Paul and Booker's difficult singles mid-range shot supported the team's last glimmer of hope; when Budenholzer took down Daluo in the final decisive battle, playing Antetokounmpo + Portis + Tucker + Middleton + Holiday "death five small", Paul could not handle the ball when facing Antetokounmpo's defense. Booker was cut off by Holiday and Tucker in this game, and the two stars were completely locked in the face of infinite defense replacements. The Suns' defeat eventually became a matter of time.
Bucks won the championship with defense. Holiday, Tucker, Antetokounmpo and Daluo made great contributions in the defensive end. There are defensive players in the back, front and inside. This is also the foundation for the Bucks to be able to overcome all the way through Heat , Nets , Hawks , and the Suns. The Bucks have the best internal and external defensive chain in the league this season. Moreover, this team has both offense and defense, the Nets and Hawks are both strong offense and weak, and the odds are obvious. The balanced and depth of the Bucks lineup configuration helps them to the end.
The Suns are the healthiest team in the West. In this round of the series, many problems were exposed: Ayton's independent singles ability to hold the ball, Booker and Payne's defense, and Paul's height were also targeted by the Bucks on the offensive end. Claude, Cameron Johnson, Bridges, and Craig's four-front line are not good at playing ball, and the Suns rely too much on Paul and Booker's double-holding points. Once the Bucks lock the basket and the three-point line and do not attack the two stars, the Suns can only become a double star's single-blocking cover to fight. If one of the two is in poor condition, the Suns are in danger.
Without Paul, the Suns may not be able to break out of the West; but on the stage of the finals, the Bucks have been testing Paul who is 36 years old. This is the cruelty of the championship journey in the playoffs: everyone is a natural competitor, and for the highest honor, they do not respect the elderly and use a gap to kill the opponent. The Bucks have been betting on the singles efficiency of the Suns' double stars since the G3 series. In this game, the Bucks almost emptied Paul's mid-range distance, and Budenholzer was betting that the 36-year-old Paul could not kill him.
lost four consecutive games in the finals. Paul failed to stand on the stage of the finals at the best age. He ushered in his first finals journey at the age of 36. The hero is old and has infinite melancholy.
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