Brogdon quickly dribbled past half-court and decisively passed the ball to Giannis!
"Bang!"
The moment Giannis took possession of the ball, the entire Bradley Center erupted in deafening cheers.
"Giannis is the absolute star of this arena. Just look at the fans courtside, and you'll know it."
From the commentary booth, O'Neal passionately declared, "This season, this monster from Greece is constantly setting new personal highs!"
As O'Neal spoke, Giannis, holding the ball at the top of the arc, lived up to the expectations of the home fans.
After a series of large crossovers, Giannis used his physical advantage to drive into the paint, completing a one-handed dunk before Lopez could rotate over to defend!
2:0!
Giannis, relying on his absolute talent, helped the Milwaukee Bucks score first!
"Excellent physical talent, Giannis's athleticism is truly enviable!"
Smith spoke rapidly, "But the Milwaukee Bucks shouldn't celebrate too early!"
"After all, Kai Chen is here!"
Beverley dribbled past half-court and passed the ball to Carmelo.
On the wing, Kai had already started to use screens skillfully, creating a perfect open look.
In this play, Carmelo always delivered the ball as soon as he got it!
Outside the left three-point line, Kai received the basketball and shot an open three-pointer!
"Swish!"
The basketball, calmly swished and delivered a fatal blow!
3:2!
"Even as the arena changes, Kai always sinks his three-pointers!"
"But today, Kai didn't score his first points with a dunk. Could it be that he and Kendall are back together??"
As he jogged back on defense from near the commentary booth, Kai nearly spat out his drink when he heard Smith's commentary.
What the heck....
Not dunking means he's back with Kendall??
Seeing Kai's expression, Smith naturally assumed that the other party was very pleased with his commentary, and a smile immediately spread across his face.
Kai:.....
"We need to switch on defense; we can't give him easy shooting space!"
On the court, after Kai made a three-pointer on his first possession, Giannis also shouted to his teammates.
Milwaukee Bucks' possession!
Brogdon continued to advance the ball past half-court, passing it to Giannis on the left side.
Outside the left three-point line, Giannis held the ball sideways, facing Jeff Green, who was defending him with a lowered center of gravity, and waved to his other teammates on the court.
Upon receiving instructions from their team leader, the other four Milwaukee Bucks players on the court all cleared out from the left side, leaving Giannis with ample one-on-one space.
Center stage!
Giannis quickly faced the basket, executed a shoulder drop and acceleration, quickly shaking off Jeff Green.
Jeff Green quickly followed, but Giannis faked him out with a large-amplitude change of direction at the wrong time.
By the time he wanted to raise his hand to interfere with Giannis's attack, Giannis's jump-step dunk had already gone in!
3:4!
Since the start, Giannis had made both of his shots, showcasing an impressive offensive desire.
Offensive and defensive transition, the Clippers quickly advanced, still using the same wing pick-and-roll play.
Although Middleton and Connaughton completed a switch this time, Kai still successfully received the basketball, ignoring the defender's interference, and shot another three-pointer!
"Swish!"
Another make!
6:4!
"This is the power of the three-pointer!"
From the commentary booth, Smith spoke passionately again, "Although Giannis has made consecutive dunks, a three-pointer is always one point more than a two-pointer!"
Milwaukee Bucks' possession!
Giannis attacked again!
He strode like a bulldozer, constantly driving towards the basket. Jeff Green resisted fiercely but couldn't withstand him, being pushed to the basket in just a few moves.
"Ah!!"
Giannis shouted, jumped directly, and sent the ball towards the rim with both hands!
But just then, a figure suddenly flew in from behind, slamming the flying basketball against the backboard!
It was Kai!
In the early stages of the game, Kai had been paying close attention to Giannis, constantly looking for opportunities to help on defense.
When he saw that Giannis didn't finish with a dunk this time, Kai knew his chance had come!
The rebound was secured by Carmelo, who passed it to Beverley, initiating the Los Angeles Clippers' fast break!
When Beverley advanced to the top of the arc, he directly threw it to Kai on the left three-point line.
With the ball in his hands, Kai rushed into the paint. As Giannis quickly dropped back to defend him, he passed the ball to Carmelo, who easily scored a layup!
8:4!
The Milwaukee Bucks' roster strength was still considerably stronger than the Clippers, but when it came to fast-break speed.
It would be difficult for them to compete with the Clippers' perimeter players.
Back on offense, Giannis received a pass from Brogdon and posted up Jeff Green.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
Consecutive strong drives forced Jeff Green to retreat repeatedly, and the Clippers' double-team quickly arrived.
After attracting defensive attention, Giannis passed the ball to Middleton on the left three-point line.
Carmelo had no way to interfere and could only watch Middleton's three-pointer pierce the net.
8:7!
"Today, Giannis's performance on offense has been perfect!"
O'Neal in the commentary booth was particularly excited, "Since the start of the game, all of the Milwaukee Bucks' points have been related to him!"
"Kai is equally impressive! Look, he's once again actively taking control of the ball on offense!"
Smith also spoke rapidly.
On the court, Kai actively called for the ball at the top of the arc. Facing Connaughton's defense, he accelerated after consecutive between-the-legs dribbles, shaking off his defender and instantly reaching the basket!
"Boom!"
Ilyasova's help defense couldn't stop Kai's dunk this time!
Next possession, Connaughton missed a three-pointer, and Kai attacked again.
He dribbled the ball from the backcourt, sprinting all the way to the rim. Ilyasova, unwilling to be continuously humiliated by him, wrapped his arms around him and pulled him down.
Kai stubbornly shot the ball, but unfortunately, it didn't go in.
The referee's whistle blew, resulting in two free throws.
Before Kai stepped to the free-throw line, Giannis pulled Connaughton and others aside to discuss for a while.
They clarified their defensive strategy against Kai for the upcoming plays.
They only separated after Kai stood at the free-throw line.
Kai's speed was too destructive to their defense; one slip-up, and they would be overwhelmed.
As the team leader, Giannis had to emphasize and solidify their defense.
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
After making both free throws, Kai had already scored 10 points.
Time quietly passed.
With two minutes remaining in the first quarter.
The score reached 36:33!
The visiting Los Angeles Clippers led the Milwaukee Bucks by 3 points!
The game was approaching rotation time, but the efforts of the starting lineup had not created a larger lead, clearly indicating that the Milwaukee Bucks' strength should not be underestimated.
The offensive firepower of Giannis + Middleton + Brogdon was very fierce; they still maintained the score even with Kai Chen scoring 18 points in the first quarter.
The interior defense constructed by Jeff Green and Lopez found it difficult to withstand the impact of the Greek Freak.
Conversely, the perimeter defense led by Middleton was also torn apart by Kai.
Both sides were exploding inside and out, but the Clippers had a slightly better shooting percentage.
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