The NBA regular season is coming to an end. The Bucks led by Antetokounmpo have achieved a record of 43 wins and 24 wins. They have recently won a wave of five consecutive victories, and they seem to be in good shape. The Spurs, a veteran powerhouse, is in constant state. The team’s current record is 33 wins and 49 losses, which also makes everyone understand that this is really a team that is going to rot. The last time the two teams met this season was March 20, when the Bucks won 120-113. Antetokounmpo scored a Bucks-high 26 points and Walker scored a Spurs-high 31. point. The two sides are now facing each other again, and fans may take it for granted that the Bucks have a better chance of winning. Looking at the starting lineups on both sides, the Bucks are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Lopez, Middleton, Holiday and DiVincenzo. The Spurs are a regular combination of Murray, Johnson, DeRozan, Walker and Boltell, and it does give the impression that the Bucks have a slight advantage.
However, the game progress of the two teams was very different from everyone's pre-match predictions. If we talk about the opening stage, the Bucks still have the upper hand, using Middleton's outside three-pointer to add Antetokounmpo for a layup, and DiVincenzo once again hit a three-pointer to give the team a good start, scoring 8 If you have a -4 lead, obviously in the following game, starting from Murray's two consecutive jumpers, DeRozan, Walker and Johnson continue to make contributions to the team, and the Spurs are also at the end of the first quarter. Consecutive three-pointers, 45-36, led by 9 points to end the first quarter of the game. The Spurs' steady perimeter shooting was the main reason for their lead in the first quarter, and the score between the two teams also proved that their offenses were hot.
In the second quarter of the game, the two sides had each other's offense and defense in the first 4 minutes, and the offensive efficiency was basically the same. However, the Spurs are more proactive in rebounding, which also gives them more offensive opportunities.Murray assisted Gay's mid-range jumper after grabbing the rebound, helping them expand the point difference to 59-45, forcing the Bucks to call a timeout. But the effect of the timeout was not ideal. Gay's three-pointer was still stable, Boltell's pull-up layup was also very beautiful, Murray's free throw line jumper and Mills' outside three-pointer brought the score to 72. -49. The Bucks had to call timeout again. The Bucks' first offense was completed after the suspension came back. Middleton made a mid-range shot to help the team have the upper hand, and Holiday also hit a three-pointer. The Bucks' offense has indeed improved. But the more critical issue on the field is that the Spurs' offensive state has not declined, so the point difference between the two teams has not been significantly narrowed. By the end of the first half, the score between the two sides came to 87-64, and the two sides had reached 23 points.
Throughout the first half, there were only two Bucks in double figures, Middleton's 17 points and 3 rebounds and Antetokounmpo's 10 points. On the Spurs side, the main backups have played a role, which can be called full bloom. DeRozan scored 13 points, Johnson scored 11 points, Walker scored 10 points, Murray scored 13 points, Mills scored 14 points, and Gay scored 15 points. . The Bucks shot just 10-for-26 from 38.5 percent in the first half, while the Spurs shot 12-for-18 from 3-point range, 67.3 percent. In terms of rebounding, the Spurs are significantly better than the Bucks 23-13.
In the third quarter of the game, the Spurs' hit rate did drop. Antetokounmpo, the core of the Bucks team, started to play in this quarter and helped the team score 29-26 in a single quarter. This is also the whole game. Among them, the Bucks only scored higher than the Spurs in a quarter. At the same time, as the team's offensive core and playmaker, Giannis Antetokounmpo's personal performance was indeed solid, and the point difference between the two sides was once narrowed, but because the Spurs' pitchers quickly regained their feel, this also allowed them to stop losses in time.And in the fourth quarter, it returned to the state of efficient offense and overwhelming feel, and scored 33 points in a single quarter. Although the Bucks also scored 22 points in this quarter, the difference between the two sides in the first half was too large, and the Spurs scored 33 points in a single quarter. It can be regarded as a half-time game to get the final game victory, and the final score between the two sides was also fixed at 146-125, with a 21-point difference to win the game. The victory also gave the Spurs a 2.5-game lead over the Pelicans. In the next few rounds, as long as the Spurs can get another victory, they will lock in the play-off qualification in advance. On the other hand, their main opponent, the Pelicans, needs to look at the faces of other teams. If they want to have a chance to overtake the Spurs, they must not only win all the next three games, but also have the Spurs lose all four games. Obviously, such an opportunity Very slim. We are here and can almost declare that the Spurs have basically secured a place in the play-offs.
In this game, Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 28 points, Middleton and Holiday also scored 23 points and 20 points, and all five of the Bucks' starting 5 scored in double figures. But they lost to the Spurs. In addition to the fact that the team's perimeter shooting rate was significantly lower than that of the Spurs, the team's bench lineup also seemed to lack combat effectiveness in front of the Spurs, which was another key factor. If the Spurs are going to find a few meritorious contributors for this game, it is clear that DeRozan is still the biggest contributor to the team's victory. His steady performance on the field also makes people want to praise. The 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists were also the highest scoring performance of the Spurs team. Murray, Johnson and Walker in the starting lineup also scored 21, 20 and 19 points respectively. The three perimeter pitchers Mills, Gay and Vakir who came off the bench made 6, 3 and 2 three-pointers respectively, scoring 20, 19 and 10 points respectively. The success of the Bucks who successfully captured the third place in the East.Here, let us bless the Spurs and look forward to their success in securing the play-off spot as soon as possible and moving towards a higher goal in our hearts.
