Milwaukee Bucks returned home on Sunday, looking for a win on the right side of Grizzlies, but even Giannis Antetokunmpo I could not overcome the combination of Memphis size and energy. The best scorer in the Point Guard is missing I am moreVisitors annihilated Bucks on the boards, 61 to 36, gaining an advantage of 22 to 8 on the offensive glass on the way to victory 132-119.
Without Bobby Portis for the fifth straight game (personal reasons), Milwaukee clearly lacked the depth of the front to counteract the team such as Memphis, but Giannis did not intend to give his boys a pass.
“All guards must come and help to bounce,” said Giannis. “Sometimes we did it and sometimes not. They got so many additional things. “The second chances on the rim were helped by Grizzlies 66 to 36 margins at paint points.
Despite the productive 30 points from Giannis (14-21 on the gates in the field), as well as his 11 rebounds and 7 assists, Milwaukee fell to fourth place in five matches East at 26-21.
Giannis Anteokunmpo quotes size as a problem for Milwaukee Bucks vs Memphis Grizzlies
At Power Forward and Center, Jaren Jackson Jr and Zach Edey to Bona Fide Memphis Menace. On Sunday evening, Jackson dominated his duel with Giannis-Step, which does a few big-to finish with 37 points, including sign 7-13 with Deep.
“When there is only one big, it is a bit difficult,” Giannis admitted, referring to restrictions in the composition with which Bucks stood without Portis. “Especially when they have two great men, such as Edey and Jackson, both 7 feet. One guy has 7’9, 8’2. Is high. “
The Antetokunmpo joke refers to Edey, who supported Jackson’s performance with 14 points and 11 rebounds, of which 6 offensively. 9. The general choice in last year’s draft, Purdue Rookie is aimed at 7’4 and 300 pounds. Maybe Giannis was only crazy.
When asked how Jackson was successful, he gave his opponent a glowing review. “Definitely one of the best power attackers in the league. He was able to make arrows and get to his place. “
While the team was responsible for the breakdown of the glass, Giannis also admitted that the missing skills of reflecting Portis. Thanks to only Antetokunmpo and Lopez in rotation, DOC Rivers has no other choice but to utilize single -size offers for significant minutes, using Taurean Prince or Khris Middleton on four.
If tonight was not clear enough, the 1-4 Bucks record without their spare center suggests that they need it very much.
Slopable play in the wrong time
The reflection was not the only problem. Although the bands were basically even in Box Score gifts, Milwaukee will sea the contract in the last minutes. During three minutes during the Giannis, Middleton and Damian Lillard clutch, they turned him five times.
The best Bucks player emphasized this passage as crucial for the result. “The last four minutes were mental,” he said. In addition, Giannis liked the general effort. “We almost played good basketball. We moved the ball, we found an open man. But on the episode, the ball bounced on their way and could win. “
After the first half in the front, Bucks seem to be delayed, taking a six -point advantage in the last period, which increased to 8 from the Middleton bucket. From there, however, Memphis blew up next to them in the 17-2 race, tilting the attempt to return, which had a home team at a distance of three, 119-116, when Middleton Alley-Opiekła to Giannis to place from 3:31.
It was another shiny night from the floor for the malicious sixth man Milwaukee, who won the second 20-point night during the 7-10 (4-5 on triple). His performance, however, was moved by another rugged game Lillard: 4 of 15 from the field for 15 points and 9 assists.
It was an exhausting episode for Bucks, something that Giannis recognized. He also said that this is not significant: “It doesn’t matter how tired. Sometimes my tank will have 15%, sometimes it has 100%, sometimes 80%. “Regardless of everything, he will give everything he has.
“As a team we just had to press,” Antetokunmpo continued. “I know that we had a difficult schedule, a difficult episode, but we are not the only team in the league. We just had to push ourselves. “
Milwaukee returns to the road after A set of three games It starts from the second stage of their one after the other at 20:00 on Monday against Thunder.
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