A Tough Night For Giannis
Pivoting from the team’s top performer, last night was particularly frustrating for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
His box score line might not suggest that as Giannis scored 17 points, hauled in 12 rebounds, handed out five assists and garnered four steals in 39 minutes of play. But Giannis struggled to find any rhythm offensively, shooting 7-of-19 from the field and going 0-of-7 from the three-point line.
A lot of that falls on how the Sixers defended Giannis, limiting many scoring chances in transition as well as packing the paint in halfcourt situations. That, in turn, forced Giannis away from doing what he does best on the offensive end as the 76ers were content to play off of him as he launched away from beyond the arc.
On the other hand, the brunt of Giannis’ ineffectiveness falls squarely on his shoulders as the ball often stuck to him for lengths of time, resulting in less than ideal possessions like in the following clip.
This possession stood out to me as everything wrong with the Bucks' offense tonight. Not enough ball movement, not enough player movement. pic.twitter.com/7KmzzhqOIw
— Adam McGee (@AdamMcGee11) January 26, 2017
All in all, it was a disappointing night for the team’s All-Star and we can only hope it’s just a self-contained performance.