It may seem obnoxious, but spectacular numbers what is he wearing John Antetokounmpo the last few days – even by their usual standards – they’ve been doing nothing but exposing her dubious moment his Milwaukee Bucks are going through now me 6-4 recordafter defeating it Chicago Bulls this monday 118-109.
Over the past five days, Milwaukee has seen its star 54 points in a loss to the Pacers; Addition 35 down against Orlando and, this Monday, convert again 35 to beat the Bulls. Of course, the Greek’s scoring is not bad in itself, but it is when the reasons behind such attacking outbursts are studied.
In theory, the arrival of Damian Lillard should take away from Antetokounmpo’s scoring. Even when a drop in defense, everything pointed to the former Portlander making a qualitative leap in the Bucks’ offense. However, the group seems more John addicted never.
When he scored 54 against the Pacers, only Khris Middleton topped 13 points (19). When he scored 35 against Orlando, none of his teammates scored more than 14 points.
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And this Monday, in a new 35-point night, he had only one substitute as Bobby Portis (19) over 13 points. How did Lillard do against the Bulls? 12 points and a freak 3 of 17 from the field.
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Over 10 games, Milwaukee did not have a game in which three different players reached 17 points. The contrast with the other candidates from the East could not be greater: Philadelphia He reached that mark of three scorers with 17 points or more in each of his 9 games. BostonMeanwhile, he has achieved it in 6 of their 10 games.
9 out of 9 for the Sixers, 6 out of 10 for the Celtics and 0 out of 10 for Milwaukee.
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It is true that the extreme dependence on John has some mitigating factors. Lillard has historically had slow starts to the season and usually picks up pace as the campaign progresses. Middleton, meanwhile, continues with a minutes limit meaning I can barely get past 20 per game.
However, there are also signs that should worry Milwaukee. Malik Beasley He has scored 5 points or less in half of the games he has started (5 of 10). Brooke Lopez He is averaging under 10 points for the first time in his career. Pat Connaughton, tipped to be the sixth man, barely averages more than 5 points. Other players in the fixed rotation such as Jae Crowder, Cam Payne or MarJon Beauchampthey are far from being threats.
He at times unstoppable talent of Giannis Holds Milwaukee up in almost all offensive areas as an above-average team. But I think long term, having the Greek forcing the course so early in the season is not the best sign for the most important months of the year.
Sooner or later, Antetokounmpo will need a convoy not seen at this time
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