With the victory of the Bucks, who have been worrying lately, against the Celtics, and especially the injury to Giannis Antetokounmpo, there are a lot of things to say about this clash between Boston and Milwaukee. And we also have to add NBA records to this table.
Yes, both teams set a record since Milwaukee shot two free throws, which is already very few, and Boston none. None ! This is a first in NBA history: the Grizzlies, in 2014, then the Hawks, in 2018, had at least one free throw…
Two teams who only shoot two shots is also a record. “Adam Silver must be happy, the match lasted an hour and 57 minutes. We can watch the game and go to dinner. It's incredible “, Doc Rivers has fun.
“The match was quite physical and I was given the score sheet and asked for the score sheet for the full match, not the first half. Two attempts in a whole match, it’s crazy,” continues the Bucks coach, while the old record for two teams was eleven free throws attempted, during a Pacers – Magic in November 2019.
Four fouls for the Bucks…
The Celtics therefore did not make a pass over the line and this record can, mechanically, never be beaten, only equaled. It is also explained by another record: the number of fouls by Milwaukee. Only four.
“Maybe it’s just to prepare for the playoffs. The referees will let a lot of things slide”Judge Jayson Tatum. “It was weird”notes Damian Lillard. “There are no more mistakes at the moment. I thought I would get fouls or be whistled for them, especially after contact on the arms, but they didn't whistle. They really let it play. »
It's quite a change of tone for the playmaker, who finished the match without any foul called against him, compared to the last matches. “Over the last five matches, I have been taken out twice for six fouls. Which hasn't happened to me in a while.”, recalls “Dame”, in reference to the meetings against the Raptors and the Lakers. His last outing for six faults was in 2016. “We have to adapt to the way the match is going. There, I have difficulty remembering the whistle blows. »
The record books will remember it…
