The Milwaukee Bucks' star duo, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, who were struggling at the beginning of the season, are gradually showing their power as the best one-two punch in the NBA.
Milwaukee laughed 128 to 119 in a home game against the Houston Rockets in the 2023-2024 NBA regular season held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on the 18th (Korean time). 바카라사이트닷컴
Milwaukee (19-7), second in the Eastern Conference with four consecutive wins, maintained a one-and-a-half game gap with the leading Boston Celtics (20-5), who defeated the Orlando Magic 114-97 on this day.
Milwaukee laughed 128 to 119 in a home game against the Houston Rockets in the 2023-2024 NBA regular season held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on the 18th (Korean time). 바카라사이트닷컴
Milwaukee (19-7), second in the Eastern Conference with four consecutive wins, maintained a one-and-a-half game gap with the leading Boston Celtics (20-5), who defeated the Orlando Magic 114-97 on this day.
Milwaukee has a clear upward trend, with 8 wins and 2 losses in the last 10 games, and the leading player was definitely Antetokounmpo.
Antetokounmpo scored 64 points, the most in a single game in the team's history, in the 140-126 win against the Indiana Pacers on the 14th.
On this day, Lillard led the way to victory with 39 points and 11 assists.
Ade Tokunbo scored 26 points, which was less than his recent performance, but he contributed to the fight by grabbing 17 rebounds.
Antetokounmpo recorded 31.4 points and 11 rebounds per game this season, making him an early candidate for the regular league MVP award along with Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) and Nikola Jokic (Denver).
Lillard, who left the Portland Trail Blazers and joined Milwaukee before the start of this season, is averaging 25.8 points and 7.1 assists.
Antetokounmpo scored 64 points, the most in a single game in the team's history, in the 140-126 win against the Indiana Pacers on the 14th.
On this day, Lillard led the way to victory with 39 points and 11 assists.
Ade Tokunbo scored 26 points, which was less than his recent performance, but he contributed to the fight by grabbing 17 rebounds.
Antetokounmpo recorded 31.4 points and 11 rebounds per game this season, making him an early candidate for the regular league MVP award along with Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) and Nikola Jokic (Denver).
Lillard, who left the Portland Trail Blazers and joined Milwaukee before the start of this season, is averaging 25.8 points and 7.1 assists.
This is a worse record than last season, when he averaged 32.2 points and 7.3 assists.
In fact, the field goal success rate in the 2023-2024 season (43.1%) is lower than last season (46.3%), and the long-term 3-point success rate is lower this season (36.2%) than last season (37.1%).
However, many analyzes say that the reason Milwaukee is continuing its recent upward trend is because the two players' chemistry has reached a stable stage.
Recently, Lillard is forming a complementary relationship with Antetokounmpo by stepping in as the main scorer and taking responsibility for the team's offense when Antetokounmpo is faltering.
In the home game against the Detroit Pistons (146 to 114) just before the big win, Antetokounmpo scored only 22 points, but Lillard scored 33 points to secure the victory early.
In addition, it seems that Antetokounmpo's attack under the goal is becoming easier as the opponent's defense, which is keeping Lillard's outside ability in check, has expanded to the 3-point line.
Antetokounmpo's field goal success rate is close to 61.8%, a significant increase from last season (55.3%), which means that he is effectively attacking the areas where the defense is dispersed.
The fact that Lillard, who is considered a top NBA point guard, took off the burden of managing the game while staying on the court is also considered a factor in Antetokounmpo's efficiency.
However, with the loss of the league's best defender, Jrue Holiday, in exchange for Lillard's trade, the defense dropped significantly.
Milwaukee, which gave up an average of 113.3 points last season and 112.1 points in the 2021-2022 season, is giving up 119.2 points this season when Lillard joined.
The reason Milwaukee can smile despite its weakened defense is because its offense has improved even more due to the Lillard effect.
Milwaukee's average score this season, which averaged 116.9 points last season, is 124.4 points.
Milwaukee poured in 128 points on this day against Houston (13 wins, 10 losses), ranked 9th in the West, which boasts a salty defense with the 2nd most points allowed (106.1 points) this season.
In fact, the field goal success rate in the 2023-2024 season (43.1%) is lower than last season (46.3%), and the long-term 3-point success rate is lower this season (36.2%) than last season (37.1%).
However, many analyzes say that the reason Milwaukee is continuing its recent upward trend is because the two players' chemistry has reached a stable stage.
Recently, Lillard is forming a complementary relationship with Antetokounmpo by stepping in as the main scorer and taking responsibility for the team's offense when Antetokounmpo is faltering.
In the home game against the Detroit Pistons (146 to 114) just before the big win, Antetokounmpo scored only 22 points, but Lillard scored 33 points to secure the victory early.
In addition, it seems that Antetokounmpo's attack under the goal is becoming easier as the opponent's defense, which is keeping Lillard's outside ability in check, has expanded to the 3-point line.
Antetokounmpo's field goal success rate is close to 61.8%, a significant increase from last season (55.3%), which means that he is effectively attacking the areas where the defense is dispersed.
The fact that Lillard, who is considered a top NBA point guard, took off the burden of managing the game while staying on the court is also considered a factor in Antetokounmpo's efficiency.
However, with the loss of the league's best defender, Jrue Holiday, in exchange for Lillard's trade, the defense dropped significantly.
Milwaukee, which gave up an average of 113.3 points last season and 112.1 points in the 2021-2022 season, is giving up 119.2 points this season when Lillard joined.
The reason Milwaukee can smile despite its weakened defense is because its offense has improved even more due to the Lillard effect.
Milwaukee's average score this season, which averaged 116.9 points last season, is 124.4 points.
Milwaukee poured in 128 points on this day against Houston (13 wins, 10 losses), ranked 9th in the West, which boasts a salty defense with the 2nd most points allowed (106.1 points) this season.