What's up basketball fans! I am here again @dwin0603 to give you another exciting basketball discussion for another episode of NBA Talk. Today's Episode is special to me because this is Episode 100 and I am glad that I've reached this point and I'm excited to continue moving forward. I would like to thank all of you who continually support my everyday NBA Talk. Now, for today's episode, we will have a short recap of the match between the Milwaukee Bucks VS Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of their best of 7 playoff series. Let's do this!
The Milwaukee Bucks will now advance to the second round of the playoffs after completing a sweep, beating the Detroit Pistons in Game 4, 127-104 on Monday night.
Game Recap
The Pistons couldn't win a playoff game since 2008 and now they recorded an NBA record of 14 consecutive playoff loss. Detroit really started so well in this game with their 20-8 lead to start the game. Reggie Jackson and Blake Griffin got it going early giving the fans hope of a playoff win. The best team in the regular season, Milwaukee Bucks is just too much for them. Giannis led the Bucks with some crucial runs which kept the Pistons from walking away and building a huge lead.
At the end of the first half, the Pistons are leading, 62-56. But despite playing well and having some lead, they just couldn't hold on it and a blowout has happened again. When you observe the flow of the Game, the Bucks came back and rally when Blake Griffin sat on the bench. Most of the time that Blake is sidelined, the Bucks are getting buckets and those are the times that Giannis scored 16 points in the third. And the Bucks ended the third period with a 17-3 run.
Reggie Jackson had a great start but slowed down in the second half. He finished with 26 points but 20 of that 26 is from the first half. He didn't do much damage in the second half which gave the Bucks a huge lead. On the other hand, Blake Griffin fouled out very early in the fourth with under 8 minutes remaining in the game. From there, the Bucks extended their lead and the game was out of reach for the Pistons.
My thoughts
The Bucks will next face the Boston Celtics who eliminated them last year in 7 games. But this year is different. It's a more powerful Bucks team and more loaded. Brook Lopez is the X-factor in my opinion and if Malcolm Brogdon came back from his injury it will be a great help for the Bucks. I think the Bucks will win the series against Boston. Kyrie should be the superstar that carry his team in big games. And this series is his chance to prove that he can truly be a leader of a team. Let's see how far the Bucks can go. This will be the start of the true battle for both teams who swept their first-round assignments.
Stats
Giannis Antetokounmpo - 41 pts, 9 reb, 4 blk
Khris Middleton - 18 pts, 4 reb
Eric Bledsoe - 16 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast
Reggie Jackson - 26 pts, 3 reb, 7 ast
Blake Griffin - 22 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast
That is all for today folks! I would love to hear your thoughts about this article so drop your comments now and let's have some basketball talk! 😁
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