On December 14, Beijing time, the Bucks defeated the Pacers 140-126 at home.
In this game, Brother Alphabet ushered in the night of his careerHe played 37 minutes, shooting 20-of-28 from the field and 24-of-32 from the free-throw line, finishing with 64 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, with a plus/minus of +29, the highest on the team.
It needs to be said that Brother Alphabet "only" scored 21 points in the first half, but in the second half, Brother Alphabet scored an astonishing 43 pointsIn the fourth quarter, Brother Alphabet only played 10 minutes, 6 of 8 in the single quarter, 14 of 20 free throws, and got 26 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, it's crazy.
Brother Alphabet's 64 points also set a number of records:
The 64 points is a career high for Brother Alphabet, and the previous high of 55 points
The 64 points was the highest single-game score in Bucks history, after Michael Reed's 57 points
30+ free throws in a single game, the first since Drummond in 2016.
Got 60+ with a 70%+ shooting rate in a single game, the 5th person in history.
He scored 64 points on 28 shots, the highest score in history from less than 30 shots.
It is worth mentioning that this game is the third time this season that Brother Alphabet has played against the PacersOn the previous two occasions, he had 37 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, and 54 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assistsIn other words, in 3 times against the Pacers this season, Brother Alphabet can average 517 points.
Hitting a career-high 64 points and the team repelling their opponents at home should have been something to be happy and celebrated, howeverAfter the game, Brother Alphabet was angry.
The reason is that Brother Alphabet wanted to take the game ball as a souvenir, but was told that the ball was taken by the PacersEnraged, he once rushed to the walker locker room despite the security barriersAfter returning to the arena, he confronted Haliburton angrily.
In this case, Lillard revealed that the Pacers deliberately "stole" the game ball because they were dissatisfied with Brother Alphabet, not that they had an opinion on Brother Alphabet's 32 free throwsIt's that he is dissatisfied with his last-minute scores.
This is also about the process of the gameWith 5:54 left in the fourth quarter, the Pacers trailed by 17 points, and then Carlisle replaced Haliburton, Mathurin, and Turner, which was a bit of a surrender
It stands to reason that the Bucks should also withdraw their main team next, but Adrian Griffin continues to keep the core lineup on the courtIt wasn't until 3 minutes and 24 seconds left that Brother Alphabet took the initiative to foul, and the main lineup went downIn these two and a half minutes, Brother Alphabet increased his score from 48 points to 58 points.
Ben is almost here, 58 points is already a career high for Brother Alphabet, and broke the Bucks all-time record, and he is still very happy to wink at the camera from the court"It wasn't easy, but I did it.
I didn't expect it,Just one minute after the Bucks, the Pacers went on a 9-0 run, chased the 19-point difference to 10 points, at this time there were 2 minutes 04 seconds left, Adrian Griffin replaced Brother Alphabet, Lillard and others, and after the main force returned to the court, the Bucks stabilized the situation and successfully won the victory.
Objectively speaking, the Bucks' decision to replace the main team in the end is not much of a problem, after all, the point difference has been chased to the point where it may be reversed, and there are two real points of contention:
1. After the Pacers removed the main lineup, why did the Bucks continue to keep the main team on the court for as many as 2 and a half minutes, and it was only after Brother Alphabet took the initiative to foul before replacing it.
2. Brother Alphabet's last offense was controversial when the Pacers' pass was brokenBrother Alphabet took the ball, he could have wasted time, but he still chose a fast-break dunk
And two more things that have to be mentioned:
1. In the previous midseason tournament semifinals, it was the Pacers who eliminated the BucksIn the first two meetings of the season, the Bucks lost all of them
2. In this game, Brother Alphabet was put down by Nesmith, and then caused Portis to be dissatisfiedPortis and Nesmith clashed, and each picked up a technical foul, Neysmith also ate a first-degree malice.
Returning to the match ball, Carlisle said after the game: "What happened after the game was unfortunate, there was a misunderstanding about the match ballBecause Oscar Hibwe (Pacers two-way contract player) scored his first career points today, we didn't know that he had set a franchise record, so we took the game ballA few minutes later, several players from the Bucks came to the tunnel to ask for the ball. ”
But Carlisle soon reversed course and said: ".We didn't take the match ball, we took the spare ball, and a team security guard took the real match ball
From the picture after the game, it can also be seen that after the game,A Bucks security officer took the match ball from the referee, that is, Brother Alphabet Bai rushed to the Pacers locker room.
The 60+ games in history, not much, but less and not less, but similar to such twists and turns and "interesting" can be said to be very rare, and people will talk about the 64 points of Brother Alphabet in the futureIn addition to 32 free throws, it must not be able to avoid this ball-grabbing storm after the game.
And, for the grievances between the Pacers and the Bucks, I think fans can pay more attention to it next, the game between these two teams is full of anger and trash talk, fouls are tough enough, plus the foreshadowing of the midseason and this ball grabbing turmoil, I am looking forward to the two teams in the playoffs.