As Chicago is on two losses in three games, the Bucks’ three straight wins allow the defending champion to get closer to second place in the East.
This last big success in Los Angeles comes after those against the Wizards and the Blazers. A good reaction after the loss against the Nuggets and a proof of seriousness as the holidays arrive in two weeks.
“We won a few good games at home, we had a bad game against the Nuggets, and then we got motivated before the All-Star game was cut”explains Jrue Holiday at the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “The break is coming, so people are starting to be tired physically and mentally, but we are trying to make an extra effort. We are doing a road trip against good teams so we want as many wins as possible. “
The successes against the Blazers and the Clippers were firm with 137 points scored each time (+29 and +24). Although at home, neither Portland nor Los Angeles really had a chance to exist.
” It is fun “explains Giannis Antetokounmpo. “The guys are involved, they smile, have fun, take shots. We defend well. For two matches, we have been playing hard, we have been setting the tone. We must continue like this. “
The Bucks still have upcoming trips against the Lakers and Suns on the schedule. Before returning to Wisconsin to face Portland, Indiana and Philadelphia by February 17. The champions have been repeating it for a few days: they want to avoid any relaxation between now and the holidays.
“There is nothing to gain now”recalls the MVP of the 2021 Finals. “Even if we win five or six games in a row, it doesn’t really count. No one will remember that in May. I won’t even remember what we did in February, before the cut. Basically, these meetings allow you to build good habits, very good ones even. We could find excuses: we’re tired, we’ve had absentees, injuries, the Covid… We could be one of those teams, but we’re not. ”
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 44 | 32.6 | 53.6 | 28.9 | 72.3 | 1.8 | 9.4 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 28.9 |
| Khris Middleton | 42 | 31.8 | 44.2 | 37.9 | 88.3 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 19.5 |
| Jrue Holiday | 41 | 32.6 | 49.7 | 39.6 | 76.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 17.7 |
| Bobby Portis | 45 | 28.7 | 48.5 | 41.3 | 75.9 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 15.2 |
| Grayson Allen | 45 | 28.2 | 42.5 | 39.3 | 87.0 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 11.7 |
| Pat Connaughton | 51 | 27.2 | 46.8 | 40.6 | 81.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 10.1 |
| Demarcus Cousins | 17 | 16.9 | 46.6 | 27.1 | 81.6 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 9.1 |
| Jordan Nwora | 41 | 19.3 | 41.0 | 36.9 | 76.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| Brook Lopez | 1 | 28.2 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| george hill | 41 | 25.5 | 43.6 | 31.6 | 96.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| Donte Divincenzo | 15 | 20.0 | 31.7 | 27.7 | 91.3 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 7.0 |
| Greg Monroe | 1 | 15.2 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Wesley Matthews | 25 | 19.5 | 42.1 | 34.9 | 60.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 |
| Lindell Wigginton | 4 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| Rodney Hood | 38 | 14.9 | 35.9 | 30.8 | 92.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 29 | 10.1 | 43.9 | 38.5 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 32 | 10.8 | 45.8 | 9.1 | 62.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 20 | 15.4 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 76.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| justin robinson | 17 | 11.6 | 31.6 | 27.0 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| Ja’vonte Smart | 13 | 12.3 | 25.6 | 22.2 | 83.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| Georgios Kalaitzakis | 9 | 5.3 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Langston Galloway | 3 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Javin Delaurier | 1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Luke Kornet | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Dowtin | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
