Bucks run out of gas against the Lakers

Faced with LakersMilwaukee didn’t exist. From the opening minutes of the game, Doc Rivers’ men were forced to chase scores and were 29 points behind when they arrived in the locker room after a 23-2 Angelino victory that rang the bell. Bucks.

If Giannis Antetokounmpo’s teammates had a slight surge of pride in the third act, it wasn’t enough to get back into the game and worry this Los Angeles team which has become very established.

“Honestly, we were tired tonight,” admits Doc Rivers after the meeting. “I think you watched the game last night. It was a crazy fast game that ended in overtime. So we’re going to continue to improve and get in better shape, but tonight we had nothing.”

This reception by the Lakers marked the second part of the “back-to-back” that began the day before with an overtime victory against Charlotte. Duel where Giannis Antetokounmpo etc Kyle Kuzma played 40 and 38 minutes. If the former ended this match against Los Angeles with 32 points and 10 rebounds, the latter missed with only a small point and 0/6 shooting. Provision of former Wizards player it reflects a lack of overall success on a Bucks side that shot just 40% and held fewer than 100 points for the first time this season.

The Lakers, however, are more tired…

At the press conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo, however, did not want to use the “back to back” excuse.

“It doesn’t matter,” underlined by the Bucks star. “I think everybody who plays in the NBA knows that back-to-back games are part of the NBA season. You have to be ready for this. You have to mentally prepare to play back-to-back games. You have to train in the offseason to be able to do it. So that’s not an excuse. Didn’t the Lakers have back-to-back games and we shouldn’t have back-to-back games? So we need that. I better not make excuses as a person or as an athlete.

The Lakers were also back-to-back after that a win the day before against the Pelicans in a duel where Luka Dončić played 40 minutes, which didn’t stop him from scoring 41 points against Milwaukee. And if Giannis Antetokounmpo refuses to use the back-to-back excuse to justify this loss, he’s instead pointing the finger at his team’s ineffectiveness.

They were 30 points ahead at halftime, and we scored only 34 points. continues the Greek. “At halftime, that’s not enough. That means we only have 68 points left. Of course the shots we usually take don’t go in, but that can’t affect our defense. Whether the ball goes in or doesn’t go in, you have to play hard and keep getting rebounds. Sometimes when the shots don’t go in, we had to do something, but we have to keep attacking. They had to play consistently and get on the plane.