On February 10, Beijing time, the 2023-24 NBA regular season was in full swing, and the Milwaukee Bucks hosted the visiting Charlotte Hornets. The Bucks have been in a slump lately, suffering a wave of three consecutive losses to the Jazz, Suns and Timberwolves, and are currently in third place in the East with 33 wins and 19 losses. Middleton, the team's big man, was injured, and Antetokounmpo, Big Lo, Beasley, Lillard and Crowder started together; The Hornets are currently on a nine-game losing streak with a 10-40 record and are currently in third place from bottom in the East.
In the first quarter of the game, the Hornets were in scoring trouble, and the Bucks stretched the difference to double digits with a small surge; In this quarter, the Bucks had balanced firepower inside and outside, shooting 5 of 12 from 3-point shots, all of which were under the basket, with a shooting rate of nearly 5 percent, but they got a lot of free throw opportunities; He shot all the shots in the first quarter under the basket, 2-of-3, 2-of-2 free throws, and scored 6 points, plus 6 rebounds and 1 assist; Lillard also scored 7 points on 3-of-6 shooting, with 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and the duo combined for 13 points, driving the team to blossom more; At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led by 14 points at 31-17;
The second quarter continued, and the Hornets still felt bad in this quarter, and the Bucks struck while the iron was hot, and the point difference was gradually stretched to 28 points! In this quarter, the Bucks had a lot of firepower on the outside, hitting 7 3-pointers and 4 inside, but they got a lot of free throw opportunities; Brother Alphabet scored another 6 points in this quarter, plus 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, Beasley made a strong effort in this quarter, and scored 12 points on 5 3-point shots and 4 shots! At halftime, the Bucks led by 28 points at 66-38;
Yibian fought again, and the Hornets did not have any intention of fighting back in the third quarter, and the Bucks continued to work hard to open up the difference, and the game entered garbage time early. In this quarter, the Bucks hit 4 3-pointers from the outside, and the inside score basically relied on the impact of the basket, only conceded 3 shots, and scored 33 points in a single quarter, opening an 8-point gap in one fell swoop, and the total score came to 99-63, and the Bucks led by 26 points!
At the start of the final quarter, the Bucks removed all their main players, and the game became the performance time of the rotation players. Even off the bench, the Bucks were able to hold on to the lead. After that, the Hornets also withdrew all their main forces, and the game completely went into garbage time, and the final score was fixed at 120-84, ending a three-game losing streak and giving the Hornets a 10-game losing streak.
Statistics: In this game, Brother Alphabet scored 15 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the 3rd quarter, Beasley 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Lillard 26 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Portis 18 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, Da Luo 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, Crowder 5 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Beverley cut 6 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists in his debut;
On the Hornets side, Miller had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Richards 16 points and 11 boards, Bridges 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Martin 5 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, McGovins 15 points and 5 boards, and Smith 13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. A new season of sports