Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Win Over Brooklyn Nets
The Age Of Giannis Is Upon Us
Well, the time has come in our recap where we have to talk about Giannis.
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If you were just looking at his box score line, you’d probably say this may have been one of Giannis’ more quieter nights so far this year. There was no career high-tying scoring performance like he had earlier in the week against the Cleveland Cavaliers as well as no triple-double alert either.
Offensively, Giannis was very reliable, scoring 16 points on just nine shots, while also regularly making it to the line eight times (although he only converted on five of his free-throw attempts).
One of his better scores on the night was from downtown and it was noticeably in rhythm and without hesitation.
As mentioned earlier, Giannis had some flashy dimes all throughout the game as he finished with six assists in nearly 35 minutes (though it did come with three turnovers).
Where Giannis really flexed his muscles, so to speak, was on the defensive end. This may be some good ol’ fashioned recency bias, but it’s hard to come up with a better defensive performance of Giannis’ not just this season, but in his young career.
From the get go, Giannis was a nuisance playing passing lanes to come up with ridiculous interceptions and when it was needed most (i.e. the fourth quarter), he was there to take away what would have been easy lay ins at the hoop. I mean, just look at this stuffing on Bojan Bogdanovic.
Not enough for you? How about this absolute denial on Sean Kilpatrick late in the game?
In a season where he keeps making us pinch ourselves just to see if we’re dreaming, Giannis keeps on taking his play up to new heights, with this time showing what a man of his many abilities and gifts could do defensively on a given night. With that, it’s not hard to spell out (TOPICAL!) what this could mean for him as well as the Bucks very soon.
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The four-game winning streak for the Bucks will certainly be put the test as they’ll next take on the San Antonio Spurs Monday night at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.