Chapter 241: There is no danger

The Bucks were able to compete with the 76ers in the first half of the third quarter, and with Thomas's three-point shot, they really maintained their advantage on the court for a while. But soon the 76ers' firepower suppressed their momentum of chasing points, and although the difference between the two sides returned to single digits, the Bucks could no longer continue to chase the difference.

The biggest contributor during this period is undoubtedly Iverson, who has been suppressing his desire to score before, and finally the head coach made it clear that everyone should go crazy to attack, how can he continue to organize attacks? It must be attacking with the ball yourself! Fortunately, with Snow by his side, the team's offense was not affected.

The 76ers maintained a fairly high offensive efficiency throughout the third quarter, scoring 34 points in a single quarter, which is a relatively rare score in the current pace of the game. At the same time, their shooting percentage is close to 50%, and the three-point shooting rate is also 43.1%, which fully proves that the Bucks' defense is not much worse than paper.

On the other hand, the Bucks' shooting percentage is not at the same level as the 76ers, and the only advantage is that the referees take care of them. The Bucks made 12 free throws in the first quarter, and the 76ers only got five, less than half of their opponents, but that didn't allow them to close the gap between the two sides, after all, the shooting percentage was too different.

At the end of the third quarter, the 76ers led 75-62, which was a relatively safe margin of separation. In previous games, the 76ers have never had such a fourth-quarter crash, thanks to Brown and Chang Wei's emphasis on physical fitness. Of course, the two of them have different ideas, Brown wants the players to spend more energy on the defensive end, which undoubtedly needs physical support, and Chang Wei is purely from the perspective of a trainer, whether it is offensive or defensive He believes that the team needs to speed up the tempo, which also requires enough physical strength to do.

However, 13 points will not make the Bucks lose the confidence to resist, they are also confident in their offense, not to mention that this is not an ordinary game, since they have won a game on the opponent's home court, then their home court cannot afford to lose, otherwise what is the point of winning the second game? If you want to win the series on the next gram, you can't relax in any of them.

Karl was completely desperate in the fourth quarter, putting Thomas on top of the No. 5 position, and putting four small players on the outside, Hunter, Cassel, Ray Allen and Robinson, such a big four is completely more crazy than the 76ers' offensive lineup. In fact, Carl never likes to rely on defense to win, he only likes to use more crazy offense than his opponent to fight to the death, either win or lose worse, this is the method of winning or succeeding, and only an offensive maniac like Carl likes it.

Brown has no intention of replacing Mutombo, he doesn't believe the Bucks' offense can destroy his team's defense, and for him he just needs to put Reed on the court. As for Mutombo, he can control the rebounding ball inside, although Thomas is tall and strong, his ability to grab rebounds is not as good as the old and spicy Mutombo, if the other four of the 76ers can withstand the Bucks' firepower, then keeping Mutombo on the court is a good move.

The Bucks players were obviously in a hurry, and they kept shooting from outside the three-point line and mid-range, and they didn't dare to break through to the basket to score. Mutombo had already built a no-fly zone under the basket, and they did intend to break through to score, but after Mutombo gave them a hot pot feast, they didn't dare to continue to rush inside.

However, the Bucks are indeed a shooting team, and as long as they can find their shooting touch, they are unstoppable. With a shooting like a storm, they dominated the court for a while, and the 76ers could only resist hard, seeing that the difference between the two sides returned to single digits again, and Lewis, who had been suppressed by Thomas throughout the game, stepped up.

His physical exertion was not small before, but Chang Wei has been training his physical fitness, so now he still has the physical strength to run and shoot the basketball. Fortunately, Mutombo is still on the court and can provide him with high-quality cover, and Thomas is obviously running out of energy after the previous fight, and when he squeezes past Mutombo's cover to interfere with Lewis's shot, the daylily is cold, let alone directly fan Lewis's shot.

While Lewis looks like he's playing alone against a team, the odds look in the 76ers' favor. Because the Bucks' players now look to be at their limit, their overall shooting percentage has dropped significantly, and Mutombo has done a great job of protecting the rebound, giving Thomas no chance at all.

With a low shooting percentage and no offensive rebounds, the Bucks' scoring suddenly became difficult, and Lewis played like a fish in water, and the space he pulled out was unprecedented. If someone comes up to defend, he even tries to transfer the ball to the inside, although Mutombo has average offensive ability, but he can still turn around and dunk after receiving the ball.

The difference between the two sides is widening little by little, although the amplitude is small, but it is like a straw pressing on the bucks, and the difference between the points, which was once narrowed to about 5 points, is slowly widened to double digits. However, the Bucks still held on until the last minute of the game, after all, this is their home court, and the fans will not agree if they raise their hands to surrender early.

However, the cheers of the fans in the stadium were useless, and the Bucks still lost the game 92-101, and in the end, Robinson fought to cramps and still did not give the team a victory. When the final whistle blew, the Bucks players were all like frosted eggplants, and the expressions on their faces were very depressed. While they looked to have the upper hand at several stages of the game, looking back it turned out to be an illusion and it was clear that there was a big gap between the two teams.

The loss in this game also made the whole Bucks understand that the victory in the last game may really be just an accident, and they won the game completely by virtue of the feeling that suddenly became hot for some reason. And in this game, they lost that unnatural touch, so they lost the game, and this logic seems to be completely fine.

Is this series just a direct admission of defeat? Karl is still looking for a final resistance, and although they are only 2-1 down now, if that is the case, then there will be no surprises in the remaining games.