On the night of February 8, TD Garden in Boston was packed with a roaring crowd as the Boston Celtics welcomed the visiting Milwaukee Bucks.
This season, the Milwaukee Bucks had risen from the ashes. Under the careful guidance of their new head coach, Jason Kidd, they had undergone a complete transformation.
So far, they had recorded 27 wins and 23 losses, pushing their winning percentage above .500 and charging ahead to firmly claim the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Milwaukee Bucks had scoring threats everywhere, with as many as seven players averaging double figures, displaying formidable overall strength.
Among those players, the most eye-catching was point guard Brandon Knight.
With his outstanding skills, he had averaged an impressive 17.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.6 steals, making him the undisputed core of the team.
It had to be said that Coach Jason Kidd had played a crucial role in Brandon Knight's development.
After all, Jason Kidd himself had been a point guard during his playing days, so he possessed an exceptionally deep understanding of the position and unique insights into it.
Under his meticulous guidance, Brandon Knight's game had improved significantly, whether in individual offense or team orchestration.
Faced with such a point guard, Celtics coach Jack naturally did not dare let his guard down.
He knew full well how important Brandon Knight was to the Milwaukee Bucks, so he decided to make him the focus of the defense, giving Brandon Knight no breathing room to unleash his sharp offensive weapons.
Not only that, Coach Jack also had to find a way to contain Brandon Knight's playmaking and prevent him from easily linking together the entire Milwaukee Bucks offense.
However, Brandon Knight was far from the Milwaukee Bucks' only dangerous weapon.
Aside from him, the team's