Kyle Kuzma says going 2-2 in their last four game during their West Coast trip is neutral. His Milwaukee Bucks superstar teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo does not feel that way.
The Greek Freak thinks they played a good basketball during this stretch. They won versus the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers and then lost to the Golden State Warriors and the Denver Nuggets. All of them were close games.
Antetokounmpo recently expressed frustration after they almost lost to the Kings despite their 26-point lead.
The reason why those games did not live up to his standard is because they did not achieve their goal of 3-1 record. For that he is feeling uncomfortable.
“I think overall we played good basketball. Every game we played we competed. Could we be better? For sure. Would I want us to finish the road trip 3-1? Yes. I think that’s always the goal. 75%.”
“But we didn’t. Am I grateful for being 2-2 this road trip against tough teams? Yes, but I think I’m not comfortable, like we can be better. Can definitely be better.”
The Bucks has a chance to get to the play-in spot during this stretch. Because of the most recent loss, they are now 1.5 games behind no. 8 Chicago Bulls with a 17-22 record.
Giannis Antetokounmpo thinks they’re not doing things right
The last game is probably the most frustrating for Giannis as he discussed their performances while also including references to going back home.
He thought they were poor against a Nuggets who basically played their Team B.
“You’re looking forward to going back to your city, seeing your family, and you just want to get over the game and you’re not locked in. I feel like at times we didn’t do our job,” he continued.
“[Jamal] Murray wasn’t playing. [Christian] Braun wasn’t playing. [Nikola] Jokic wasn’t playing. [Jonas] Valanciunas wasn’t playing. We didn’t come in here to do our job, so we just gotta be better.”
Antetokounmpo plead to the team to have a better understanding of the situation and said that the next weeks will be important for them.
The next two weeks will be challenging for the Bucks as they will face the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets again.
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