Having missed the first half, it looks like a classic story of one team making its 3's and the other is missing them. I haven't looked at the team stats recently but my understanding is that Milwaukee actually isn't a very good 3 point shooting team. It's going to be interesting how that comes into play in the playoffs, particularly against the C's if we match up. I still think Milwaukee beats all of the other teams in the East.
C's only have 3 turnovers. That's huge against a team that is as big and physical as Milwaukee.
That is interesting. I looked up the stats to see if that is the case. It says Milwaukee is 4th in makes and attempts but only 11th in percentage from 3.
Great volume & pretty good accuracy.
I actually think a lot of it is how other teams are built. Teams typically focus so much on Giannis and Lopez and Portis that guys are left open outside for open 3s.
When teams like the Celtics though have great defense, a good frontcourt and contest a lot of shots, the 3 point shooting isn’t as great
Yeah, true. Most teams don't have the bodies to play Giannis straight up. But having the Als and GWills we have, we can play him one on one and not let him and others kick out to the open shooters.
Exactly. And take it from someone who has scoreboard watched quite a bit over the last month with the Bucks, but quite a few of their guys (Carter, Allen, Middleton) get WIDE OPEN looks frequently because opposing teams double or sometimes triple Giannis/Lopez in the paint. And those guys typically still get trucked by Giannis/Lopez. But our bigs body up and play physical with them. Even our wing players can too (Jaylen, Tatum)
Look tonight. Most of the Bucks bench (and Middleton) have looked like non-factors because our defense is hounding them and making life difficult with contested shots
Topic: Celtics (52-24) at Bucks (55-21) Game #77 3/29/23 (Read 27814 times)