After two short defeats against the Cavaliers, then a victory against the Jazz, the Bucks displayed a certain optimism. But their clear defeat against the Knicks quickly dampened the enthusiasm of Giannis Antetokounmpo…
“Were we competitive in the previous game? Yes. Were we both competitive? [matchs encore avant] ? Yes. Were we competitive today? No “ explained the “Greek Freak”. “If you don't give it your all, you won't win the game. We must at least give ourselves a chance to do so. »
Now at 2 wins for 7 losses, the Bucks are in 14th place in the East, tied with the Raptors. Only the Sixers (1 win – 7 losses) are behind them in the standings.
So many construction sites
“We came to New York after playing very well last night. And we lose by 30 points (22 in fact, 116-94). Are we okay with not being competitive? Personally, it doesn't suit me at all. We receive Boston in two days. If we don’t fight, we will lose by 30 points…”
The problem is that there are a lot of construction sites in Wisconsin. Doc Rivers believes he needs to find a way to revive Bobby Portis and Brook Lopez, but the Damian Lillard – Giannis Antetokounmpo tandem still plays more often next to each other than together, and the defense on the carrier balloon is problematic.
“At the end of the day, we have to fight” repeats Giannis Antetokounmpo. “The opponents are not going to let us win. They're not going to feel sorry for us. We have to fight on every possession. Someone has to pounce on every ball that's lying around. The problem is that we don't fight. »
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 7 | 34.5 | 61.7 | 0.0 | 56.6 | 2.4 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 31.0 |
| Damian Lillard | 8 | 36.0 | 46.6 | 38.8 | 89.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 28.4 |
| Bobby Portis | 8 | 26.3 | 47.5 | 29.2 | 71.4 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 13.3 |
| Brook Lopez | 8 | 31.5 | 38.4 | 26.8 | 76.9 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 9.6 |
| Taurean Prince | 8 | 28.1 | 55.8 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| Gary Trent, Jr. | 8 | 26.8 | 29.5 | 23.1 | 92.9 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.3 |
| Aj Green | 7 | 12.6 | 61.5 | 61.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
| Pat Connaughton | 8 | 16.9 | 33.3 | 27.3 | 83.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Andre Jackson, Jr. | 7 | 14.4 | 47.4 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| Stanley Umude | 1 | 3.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Delon Wright | 7 | 13.1 | 42.9 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Marjon Beauchamp | 6 | 2.8 | 36.4 | 16.7 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Ryan Rollins | 6 | 3.6 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Liam Robbins | 2 | 4.1 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Tyler Smith | 6 | 3.1 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Aj Johnson | 3 | 2.1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
