Chapter 356: The big score is 2:1
In the second half of the game, the Bucks players' hands still felt as cold as if they had been hit by an evil spirit, and even Li Tuanjie felt a lot lower because of the decline in physical fitness!
The current Li Tuanjie purely on the hit rate, in fact, is not strong, there are many projection players in the league who have a higher hit rate than Li Tuanjie, in essence, Li Tuanjie belongs to half of the nerve knife type of players, if the hand is good, no one is invincible, can cut a high score of 60 points in a single game, but if the hand is not good, he has no particularly good way.
In the second half of the game, the physical fitness of the other starters of the Bucks also encountered a lot of problems, they are all newcomers, and in terms of physical reserves, they are definitely not as good as the Raptors, who have several years of NBA experience......
The physical decline and the consequent problem is a decrease in defensive efficiency, and the Bucks can no longer rely on a high-intensity defense to hinder the Raptors from scoring!
When the game ended, the Bucks lost by five points, leaving the die-hard fans of the Bucks and Lee Tuanjie crying, they didn't expect the Bucks to start the game unfavorably......
But it's normal to think about it, this game is the home court of the Raptors, and there will be some home whistle advantages, and the Raptors themselves are third in the East!
The scores on both sides were low, with the Raptors scoring 88 points and the Bucks scoring only 83 points......
In terms of shooting percentage, the Raptors have a shooting rate of about 40 percent, while the Bucks only have a 40 percent shooting rate......
Stotts sighed to himself, only 40% of the shooting percentage, no wonder he would lose......
Despite his disappointment, Stotts knew he couldn't put any pressure on his newcomers, and the game would continue, and if he lost the game, he would lose it......
"Guys, you played well, I was very satisfied with being able to play like this, you are all good!" Stotts high-fived the Bucks players one by one and encouraged!
Li Tuanjie scored 32 points, 17 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks in this game! The data is very dazzling, but the shooting percentage is not very good, especially the three-point shooting rate, Li Tuanjie made 10 three-pointers in this game, but only scored three......
Millsap is the second-highest scoring player on the Bucks' side, with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, and his stats are not bad, at least by a wide margin of the way he was drafted......
Rondo's performance was a bit strange, he made six shots in this game, hit two shots, and got 4 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block......
Tony Allen contributed 10 points and Gazuric also contributed 10 points......
On the Raptors' side, Bosh has 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists in this game, although it is not as good as Li Tuanjie, but it is basically his average data......
The player who really let the Raptors win the game was not Bosh, but their bench player Calderon, the European point guard played 18 minutes in this game, but scored 19 points, which is really tough!
This is where the Raptors have an advantage over the Bucks, if their starters have a bad hand, someone on the bench can step up, while the Bucks are not, if their starters are not good, with the strength of the bench players, they don't want to have a good performance......
This game also made the Bucks management really realize how fatal the problem of a weak bench lineup is, and they have begun to make up their minds to bring in at least one decent star player before the start of next season!
It's not that the Bucks management is whimsical, the Bucks really have this salary space to bring in stars at the moment!
Lee Tuanjie, Rondo, Millsap and Tony Allen are all rookie contracts, and the picks are not high, they are simply cheap to death, and the contracts of the four of them add up to about five million dollars!
These four are the main starters of the Bucks, and Gazuric's contract is also very cheap, only $5 million!
In this way, the Bucks' current starting lineup is only about 10 million dollars, which is not as high as the unit price of another player and a star......
The Bucks still have at least 20 million salary space to bring in, as long as they can get the capital, they can definitely exchange it for an All-Star level star before the game!
At that time, Li Tuanjie, Mike Reed plus the newly introduced stars, the three of them will form a triumvirate lineup, plus the current potential newcomers plus the potential stocks taken by the draft, the Bucks have a bright future!
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The loss in the first game was quite a blow to the young players like the Bucks, but with the encouragement of Li Tuanjie, everyone quickly adjusted, and they still have a lot of confidence until this moment that they can eliminate the Raptors and enter the second round!
Because they have the backbone of Li Tuanjie, as long as their main players can play normally, the Raptors will definitely not be their opponents!
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On April 19, Game 2 of the Bucks vs. Raptors series begins!
It's still the home of the Raptors!
After the Raptors won the first game, they were full of momentum, and psychologically they had forgotten the disadvantage against the Bucks in the regular season! Now their goal is to win this second game and take advantage of the winning streak in Milwaukee!
But how can the Bucks be able to make them happy!
In this second game, the Bucks will maintain the defensive intensity of the previous game, the shooting rate is much higher than the previous game, and in just half time, they have already played a point difference of more than 15 points, making Bosh look like dirt!
The Bucks will all blossom, and even Rondo scored 10 points in the first half of the game!
In the second half of the game, although the Bucks encountered physical problems again, due to the huge advantage played in the first half, even if they were chased back a little point, it would be harmless!
When full-time was over, the Bucks had finally won their first playoff game of the tournament!
Stotts jumped three feet high on the sidelines and got a win on his opponent's home court, which is definitely good news for the Bucks!
The next two games are all the home of the Bucks, and it is not impossible for the Bucks to win them all with the help of home court advantage!
After winning at the Raptors' home court, Li Tuanjie was in a good mood, but he was not ecstatic, and he had absolute confidence to eliminate the Raptors!
The Bucks will "return to the court", sit at Bradley Arena, and wait for the Raptors to attack!
On April 22, the third game of the series started, and the feeling of the Bucks players in this game can only be said to be average, but Li Tuanjie was very powerful, shooting 7 of 10 three-pointers, scoring a total of 47 points, leading the Bucks to the next city!
With a big score of 2:1, the pressure on Dragon King Bosh can be imagined......