Bucks defeated in Washington, Giannis prefers to remain silent…
Two wins for one loss. This is Khris Middleton’s record against the Bucks since being traded to the Wizards. Last night, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s partners were back on their feet, he can’t beat the worst team in the NBAstill bereft of Alex Sarr.
And yet, the Bucks led by 18 points in the third quarter… But the Wizards would hang on, regain their confidence and close out the victory in the final seconds with this symbolic dunk by Bilal Coulibaly on Giannis Antetokounmpo. THE “The Greek Freak”disgusted, he flatly refused to answer the press.
“There’s no need to overanalyze. It’s disappointing, frustrating and needs to be fixed…” sums up Miles Turner. “Fortunately, it’s early in the season. Now is the time to adjust. But it comes back to execution, on both ends of the court. It’s the kind of game where, in March or April, you tell yourself it counts and we should have taken our responsibilities.”
Too many turnovers, too many mistakes…
As for Doc Rivers, his players simply took the Wizards lightly, and he sensed immediately that things could go wrong. “I felt it and I asked them at halftime, ‘Do you think we’re playing well? I don’t.’ We have to focus on executing every possession well. I don’t think we are. It’s my fault and I have to find a way to make them do it. »
For Kevin Porter Jr., who scored 30 points before getting hurt, the Bucks absolutely need to get two essential things right. “To prevent teams from winning so many possessions, we have to protect the ball better”he says. “We lose too many balls. We make too many mistakes. So we don’t have transition, we don’t have a fast game. We have to play systematically almost the whole match. Pulling the ball, fighting, offensive rebounds… We died. This is how other teams get more possession. And we make mistakes after that. That’s where their attack is created. We have to be better. I think everything depends on these two aspects.
2025-12-02 10:11:00
