On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. The Celtics beat the Bucks 116-108 on the road to bring the series aggregate to a 2-2 draw, with the two sides in the next game to enter the Battle of King's Mountain. Horford, the Celtics' 35-year-old veteran, played well in this game, scoring 30 points and eight rebounds. He was brilliant throughout the series, was very effective in restricting the alphabet brothers, and played a key role for the Celtics when he was on the floor.
Horford's game is undoubtedly the Celtics' primary contributor to this game victory. He hit five three-pointers and contributed 30 points and eight rebounds, both of which set playoff career highs in both scoring and three-point shooting, the first time he had scored more than 30 in 142 playoff games. In the final quarter, he scored 16 points, scoring 2+1 in the face of the alphabet brother's defense, completely igniting the Celtics' team atmosphere and making the Bucks home become silent. Horford's outstanding performance successfully rushed to the top of the national hot search list, causing heated discussion among netizens.
In this series, Horford has been playing a very important role in the Celtics, shouldering the heavy responsibility of defending the alphabet brother. From the official alignment data, it can be seen that Horford is very effective against the alphabet brother, 4 battles to defend the alphabet brother 49 in 15, shooting only 30.6%, and his average of 49.5% per game performance is far from the difference. When Brother Alphabet faced the defense of others, he shot 35 of 65 and shot 53.8 percent from the field.
In the matchup with Horford, Alphabet Brother did not shoot more than 35% of the first three matches, of which the first game was even worse 2 of 10. The state of 8 of 16 in the fourth game was slightly warmer, but three of the four goals he conceded in the fourth quarter were related to Horford. It can be seen how effective Horford's defense against the alphabet brother is.
In addition, Horford has played a very important role against the Celtics on the offensive end. When he was on the floor, the Celtics had an indelible role in the series by beating the Bucks by 32 points. He has a plus-minus of +7.3 in this year's playoffs, ranking 10th in the league. He can attract the defensive attention of his opponents and create great shooting opportunities for his teammates. Fans can't help but sigh that the Celtics not only have "double probe flowers", plus Horford should be "three probe flowers".
Horford's outstanding performance was affirmed by the alphabet brother. Alphabet Brother highly recognized Horford's performance in today's post-match press conference, saying that Horford is really too good, is a very professional athlete, has been leading the team forward, hit a lot of key shots, and few 35-year-old players play as well as him. Alphabet brother hopes that at this age, he can play in the league like Horford.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)