Jrue Holiday was treated to his tribute video, and a “standing ovation” from his former Milwaukee audience. But it was the only positive moment of the evening of the Celtics in Wisconsin.
Back-to-back, after a big fight against the Wolves, and in a sequence of three games in four days after a difficult defeat against the Pacers upstream, Joe Mazzulla's players did not show up for the team. Bucks in the best conditions, when their hosts had been able to rest for two days…
Result ? A match folded at half-time, with a 25-0 carried by the duo Bobby Portis – Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Celtics who let go of the match as soon as they returned to the locker room.
“There was a respect and fear factor that is very important for this team, because we had to go out on the field and play at our best today” explains Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The gap thus rose to 43 points in this one-sided match. But for the Bucks, who were coming off a streak of four defeats (Pacers x2, Rockets, Jazz) in five outings, only winning against the Spurs (and with difficulty), this slap inflicted on the Celtics does not cure everything.
“Hopefully we continue this momentum, not just against the Boston Celtics, not just when we have two days off or when we haven't played well before.”concludes a lucid Giannis Antetokounmpo. “Whether we played well or poorly beforehand, we have to be able to come into the game and play with the same sense of urgency, the same focus and the same energy. »
And thus avoid being a team (26 victories – 12 defeats) with reaction, condemned to the roller coaster.
