Coaching | Giannis Antetokounmpo pulls off the winning streak
THE Bucks were still very hot. Forced to chase the score, they finally got ahead Hornets in the last minute, except that a nice system from Charles Lee offered 2+1 from Miles Bridges.
The Hornets are in the lead again (120-121). There are 8.8 seconds left on the clock and Doc Rivers puts something on a plate. Besides that Giannis Antetokounmpo gives additional instructions to Kevin Porter Jrindicating to his playmaker that it is necessary to set up a two-player game…
“The doctor drew something, but Giannis had a feeling that they were changing a lot, so he told us this action, basically, and we just executed it” so it means “KPJ” after the meeting.
That’s because the “Greek Freak” remembered the last match between the two teams, on November 14. With the two teams tied with seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Greek went one-on-one against Miles Bridges. The result: a mid-range shot that missed the circle.
A little movement
“I’ve been in this situation before.” he reminds. “Like a month and a half ago. I was on the corner of the racket, in isolation for the win, against Miles Bridges. And I shot. But when I shot, I looked to my left and there was a man in the corner. And I said to myself, ‘Why didn’t we go toe-to-toe and let the action play out?’ Long story short, we still won the match in overtime. »
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This time, Giannis Antetokounmpo wanted a little more movement. “I knew that I would have the ball at the angle of the racket and I knew that it was a simple action of two, between me and KPJ” he explains. “He likes to go to his left so I told him to go down and then go up to get the ball, and send it to me in the circle because I’m going to be wide open. He did what I told him and I was wide open.”
Nothing very complicatedsums up the playmaker, who simply had to adjust to Miles Bridges’ response.
“The tempo (of the action) was great. It was just a two-man game and I had to read what Miles was doing. If he came at me, I’d throw a lob for the alley. Otherwise, I’d finish by myself. He came and Giannis could slide behind him. I know what to do in this case. I’m sending the ball to Giannis.
2026-01-03 13:12:00
