ANDamong the many (or the few, it all depends on perspective) favorite teams for the NBA ring There were certain doubts with the Bucks" rel="tag">Milwaukee Bucks. A new project that worked smoothly in the regular season ended badly and appeared full of doubts in the Playoffs. Because Giannis Antetokounmpo, their star, was a sure casualty in the first game. Because their rival, the Indiana Pacers, they had gotten their ears wet at the NBA Cup in Las Vegas. At first some criticisms are extinguished, The Bucks are in Playoff form.
Giannis gives orders to his teammates in the band,
Those from Milwaukee debuted very solidly against Indiana. The 109-94 makes it a comfortable 1-0, after dominating the entire match and having an exceptional Damian Lillard (35 points, 11/24 TC and 6/11 T3) at the controls. They never let Indiana get involved and they defend their court with flying colors with also enormous contributions from Khris Middleton (23+10) and Bobby Portis (15+11).
At halftime the game was already over (69-42) and although its third quarter was not entirely positive, Milwaukee made its level set the tone. Without their leader Antetokounmpo. “We cannot be trapped and without ideas, even if we had him on the field. The years show that if we get stuck we are not good in attack. But if we move it and find the free man, or fight for second options, everything improves. We must do it,” he said. Doc Rivers, your technician, before you begin. And it happened.
Lillard tries to move forward.
Lillard was his everything. All of his points, 35, came in before the break. And although it wasn’t a full galactic performance it set the tone. He somewhat returned the affront to Tyrese Haliburton when he made his watch gesture at the NBA Cup. “You must be humble when you have your best moments,” Dame claimed. It worked.
You must stay humble when you live your best moments
Damian Lillard
Neither Haliburton, completely blurred (9+8+7), nor the Pacers who only had a good Siakam (36 points and 13 rebounds), had their night. 1-0 is another match of one color of the several from the first round. Indiana has a lot of work. Because without Giannis the Milwaukee Bucks also exist.
