Giannis reminded everyone in Game 1 why he should still be considered the best player on the planet, writes SIChrisMannix
Boston has an elite defense. In Game 1, Milwaukee’s was better. scored 21 points. Brown had 12. As a team, the Celtics shot 33.3% from the field. They made just 10 shots from inside the three-point line. Lopez’s return from a back injury in mid-March has morphed a good Bucks defense into a great one. In Game 1, Lopez pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked three shots in 28 minutes. “He’s so active,” said Antetokounmpo. “He’s been amazing.
Amazing? That’s Antetokounmpo. Any other year Antetokounmpo would have been a shoo-in for MVP. He averaged 30 points, 11.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists during the regular season. He remained one of the NBA’s top defensive players. In the first round against Chicago, Giannis averaged 28.6 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.4 assists, numbers that would have been better if not for only playing 29 minutes in a Game 3 laugher.
“I think we have played way better defensively [since then],” said Antetokounmpo. “We have realized in order for us to to win games, we have to guard. One of our best scorers is not out there. We know we have to guard. If we don’t guard, we don’t have a chance.” The Celtics need to regroup. “We got to do a better job of doing what we want to do and not letting them dictate that throughout the course of the game,” Tatum said. They need to match Milwaukee’s physicality. They need get off the three-point line and force the issue in the paint.
Home court advantage is gone. The momentum gained from a four-game sweep of Brooklyn has come to a screeching halt. “We’ve been resilient all year,” Brown said. “This is just a testament to what we have experienced throughout the season, the ups and downs. This group is tested, so just we just got to come out with confidence and not lose our faith in each other.”like an MVP. The Middleton injury hurts. But against Boston, Antetokounmpo and a sturdy defense may be enough.
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