Chapter 353: 72-8 (Plus Update)
This is the second and arguably the most crucial win in a back-to-back!
After all, if they lose this game, the Bucks' loss will reach 9 games, and if they want to break the record of the best record in history, they have no way back, and they must win the next games, which is bound to cause a great psychological burden on the Bucks' players.
But again, winning this game also allows them to break the record of the best record in history even if they lose one game in all the next games, which will greatly help the Bucks players to face the next schedule more easily.
So, it's no exaggeration to say that this is the most crucial victory!
As the MVP of the regular season this season, he played a near-perfect performance in this game, playing 39 minutes, 17 of 29 shots, 4 of 7 three-pointers, 8 of 10 free throws, and scored a game-high 46 points!
In addition, he also had 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, basically filling the stat column.
And while he took those stats, he only had one mistake!
Not to mention, the turning point of the game was that the three free throws he made to force a foul boosted the morale of the Bucks.
"Wow! Yi's performance was so amazing, he hasn't let me down at all so far! ”
"Yi is the kind of player who can be trusted more when it comes to critical moments, and the reason is very simple, because he can be trusted!"
"Thank you, Yi, for pulling back the Bucks who went off track again!"
This performance has ushered in a lot of praise as always, and for Milwaukee fans, there is now a huge problem in front of them, that is, they obviously feel that the words they can use to praise Yi Jianlian are gradually lacking, many words have been used many times, they are still using them, they are very sure, they need to go back to their Chinese teacher to make up for the lesson, and learn more words to praise people.
"FXXXK, such a team can be called a dark horse team, I really pinned my hopes on you in vain!"
"Sure enough! The Suns just can't bear the pressure and are always unreliable at critical times, which is why they can't make it to the Finals! ”
"The team that is good at the fast break was actually defeated by the fast break, and more importantly, the team that only beat them with the fast break just went through back-to-backs, OMG, please tell me, what's the use of the Suns?"
The losing Suns were mercilessly ridiculed by Chicago fans, who were confident that the Suns would defeat the Bucks and send them to their ninth loss of the season.
As a result, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, the Suns actually lost, or were defeated by the Bucks' fast break, which undoubtedly gave them a slap in the face.
How diligent the licking was at the beginning, how vicious the ridicule is now!
If they were Stern, there's a good chance they'd have the Suns disbanded on the spot!
A bunch of FW!
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It's just that no matter how angry the Bulls fans are, the Bucks, who won back-to-back and survived the storm, have a much higher chance of breaking the all-time best record.
Even with the fans' optimism about them has returned to the original, or even higher, after all, they can still lose one game now, but there is only one Cavaliers left in the tough battle, even if they lose in the end, it will not affect their sprint to the best record in history, it is precisely because it has no impact that the fans are more optimistic:
"I have a hunch that this Bucks will make history!"
"Awesome! The Milwaukee Bucks are in shape this year really spooked me, and I'm a fan of the Milwaukee Bucks from today! ”
"I didn't expect to be able to catch the moment when the best record in history was broken, oh my God, it was 72-10! I thought that no one would be able to break this at all! ”
As fans touted one by one, the Bucks went on the next leg to improve their record to 71-8, and then they faced their final hurdle - the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In addition to the strong opponents in this game, there is also a factor that is not good for the Bucks, and they are playing away from home!
Originally, if the Bucks lost to the Suns, this game would become extremely difficult, after all, the fate was hanging by a thread, and the Cavaliers would definitely do their best to snipe them, coupled with the excessive psychological pressure of the players, this game is very likely to be unavoidable.
However, that was in the case of losing to the Suns, and at the moment, the Bucks did not lose, and they still had a game to lose, so even if the Bucks were playing away, there was still no pressure, and everyone was still playing as calmly as usual.
It's just that the Cavaliers, as the second in the East this season, are indeed tough, and although the Bucks have no psychological burden, the two sides still only fought to a 25-25 tie at the end of the first quarter, and no one took advantage.
In the second quarter of the game, the two sides continued to go back and forth, but the Bucks used the fast break to consume O'Neal's physical strength, forcing him to return to the court early to rest, and then the Bucks used Bogut's strong point to hit consecutive strong shots on the inside and took the advantage. Towards the end of the second quarter, Yi Jianlian also hit a mid-range shot that pressed the whistle.
At halftime, the Bucks were 59-54 and extended the margin to five points, which was the first time in this game that there was a difference of more than four points.
It shows how anxious the two sides played in the first half of this game.
Moreover, if it weren't for the Cavaliers' last attack and Yi Jianlian's whistle ball, I'm afraid that a score difference of more than 4 points in the first half would not have occurred.
The second half of the game continued, the two sides still played back and forth, O'Neal, who returned to the court, helped the Cavaliers narrow the score, but was repeated by the Bucks, using the tactics of speeding up to send him down in advance, the Cavaliers' interior line was empty again, and the score difference was opened again.
O'Neal, who has been repeatedly targeted by the Bucks with speed, is also very unhappy sitting on the court, when he was young, others used free throws to target him, and now that he is old, others use speed to target him, why are these guys so annoying?
If only I had eaten two less chocolates!
O'Neal began to review his usual indulgence, but unfortunately his current review did not have any impact on the process of the game, the Bucks used the advantage of the inside line to expand the point difference little by little, although the little emperor broke out in two waves, but Yi Jianlian fought back in time, and finally the Bucks won the scorching battle 103-95.
With 72 wins and 8 losses, the Bucks are only 1 game away from locking in the best record in history!