The Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s roller coaster season continues as they fell hard against the Oklahoma City Thunder at home after recording two straight wins.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led everyone in the game in scoring with his 31 points. He also had eight assists.
The team’s twin tower of Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein proved hard to overcome as the Bucks struggled in the paint, made it hard for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Greek Freak did have a triple double of 21-12-10. He shot 7 out 15 from the field, the rare time his field goal percentage went below 50 percent.
Talking post-game, Antetokounmpo thought the Thunder made a good read of their offense. He even called them one of the disciplined teams in the league.
“They’re one of the teams that I think they show a lot of crowd, clog the paint, pre-rotate,” Antetokounmpo said as quoted by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
“Whenever there’s a side pick-and-roll, the low man’s going to be way over early, before the pick-and-roll take place. Transition, show a lot of bodies. Yeah, they’re one of the disciplined teams. They did it for 48 minutes. And with a team like that you just gotta keep on finding the angles, keep on trying to be aggressive, keep on trying to make plays either for yourself or for your teammates.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks brace for tougher schedule
The Bucks are 2-4 in their last six games, wasting an opportunity to stack up wins before they embark on a tough road trip in the Western Conference.
First on their schedule are the surging Golden State Warriors who have been revived after the All-Star break. They are on a seven-game winning streak, 9-1 in their last ten.
Next are the Los Angeles Lakers who they already beat in the Fiserv Forum, the Sacramento Kings, and then the Phoenix Suns.
Last in their road trip are the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets.
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