As we celebrate the best nine consecutive victories in the team’s history, it is hard to imagine that the same team can also lose to the Hornets (11 to 30 so far) in the last stage of the league’s current record, losing 29 points at home. It will be described as a fiasco, especially because the Hornets scored 51 points in the first quarter, setting the league’s record score, and Terry Rozier also scored a new high of 39 points this season
With the absence of Khris Middleton, Buck soon realized his value and importance on the court. The team soon needs to find the candidates who will be on the court at the decisive moment of the game: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, JRue Holiday, Khris Middleton (if the health condition permits), then who is the fifth person?
Mike Budenholzer has tried Joe Ingles and Wesley Matthews, but due to various considerations of age, it is not possible to expect the burning of a small universe in the field to truly be the best solution; But whether it is the frontcourt combination of Giannis-Brook-Boby Portis, or Grayson Allen, Jevon Carter, or Pat Connaughton, which has been tried in the playoffs, are still hesitating.
As we celebrate the best nine consecutive victories in the team’s history, it is hard to imagine that the same team can also lose to the Hornets (11 to 30 so far) in the last stage of the league’s current record, losing 29 points at home. It will be described as a fiasco, especially because the Hornets scored 51 points in the first quarter, which set the league’s record score. Terry Rozier also scored a new high of 39 points this season. Of course, I’m worried about the upcoming four road trips: the first stop came to the Garden Square in New York. After struggling in the first half, JRUE Holiday jumped out on the decisive day, and frequently stepped back to the outside line for three handsome points. It just sent a home defeat to Jalen Brunson, who scored the highest 44 points in his career.
Error
The result, of course, is to congratulate the team on winning the away game, but too many mistakes are still the biggest problem in recent years. (Nick made 7 mistakes and Buck made 14 mistakes)
On the other hand, although Khris Middleton has always been relied on by everyone for his outside scoring or singles ability. But the fact is that the team lacks Middleton’s underrated organizational ability, which can alleviate some of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s burdens, and there are not many helpers who can control the ball so much at the offensive end. Anttokounmpo, who scored a career high this season, may be revealing that it is not only he who wants to do this, but the team also needs him to open his hands to cover the sky, but if he encounters the impact of flameout like the Hornets in the first game on the team, it will be even greater.
During the 5-7 defeat period, Buck ranked last in the league with a 16.4% error rate (in other words, every five rounds, one error occurred); During this period, the opponent can get an average of 20.1 points by making mistakes, and the male deer has great problems in attack and defense.
Defense
On the one hand, this away victory is also giving the deer a chance to heal, but the dismal defensive performance can be traced back to the 41 points against the Grizzlies in December last year. In the past three weeks or more, the Bucks have won 5-7 and lost at least 20 points in four times. During this period, the opponent scored 115.4 points every 100 rounds (ranking 21); Since Mike Budenholzer coached in 2018, Buck has been one of the top defensive powers in the league, and it seems to be the same at the beginning of the game.
In four seasons, there were 13 such defeats. In the past 12 games, he has won two games, with an average of 11.3 times, causing the opponent to make mistakes and ranking the bottom of the league, which seems to reveal a warning; The defense is no longer as dominant as in the past. The shooting rate of the opponent in the penalty area has increased from 62.6% to 68.6%, and 55.5 points can be lost per game in the penalty area, ranking the 28th in the league.
Healthy
Healthy body is always the first prerequisite for competition, but since the beginning of the season, the stag has not been able to reach all. In addition to Bobby Portis and Jevon Carter, who are rare to be on duty, players such as Khris Middleton (32 games), Joe Ingles (30 games), Pat Connaughton (16 games) and Jrue Holiday (11 games) have been absent for double-digit games so far this season; The main core Giannis, Middleton and Holiday played only five games at the same time this season.
At the beginning of the season, a wave of nine consecutive wins was one thing. At that time, the schedule was relatively easy, and the home games also accounted for the majority. However, with the change of the competition schedule, the level of the opponent has gradually improved, the away battle has become more frequent, and the health problems have been gradually magnified. Khris Middleton returned to play seven games strangely, and then announced that he was absent again due to knee problems. In the case of uncertain return time, in addition to Joe Ingles, the team often saw that the shooter group needed to shoulder the responsibility of the flanking work on the field, and also revealed many problems at the same time. It could not be stated one by one, but is Marjon Beauchamp’s growth or staying one of the Bucks’ topics? This has led us to the focus of the next link – trading.
