Fearza The Mirza
One of the big offseason additions made by the Bucks this summer, Mirza Teletovic hasn’t been much of a factor for the team to start the year. Without many of his shots falling in the first few contests, we’ve been waiting to see the impact we all thought he’d bring as soon as the season tipped off.
Well, we can safely say that we got our first true experience of the damage the 31-year old Bosnian shooter could do from behind the three-point line.
Entering the game midway through the first quarter, Teletovic got off to a blazing start, sinking his first five three-point attempts from beyond the arc. As a result, Teletovic was instrumental in setting the tone for the offense as well as the atmosphere inside the BMO Harris Bradley Center for the rest of the night.
Teletovic went on hit two more triples for the night, finishing with 22 points on his nine three-point attempts in 21 minutes (Teletovic’s only other point came courtesy of a make from the free-throw line).
Thanks to the Kings’ porous defense, Teletovic found all of his looks with ease as none of his shot attempts were contested by the Kings, per NBA.com/stats. With that said, not even wearing oven gloves would have helped the Kings protect themselves from the fire of Teletovic’s incredible heat check.
It may have taken a few games, but Teletovic has made his first real mark for the Bucks this season, thanks to his play last night. If this is what’s in store when he has it rolling, we can only just sit back, relax and watch the fireworks.