THE Giannis Antetokounbos He managed this time to lead their Milwaukee Bucks In the 117-101 victory over Indiana Pacers, reducing the NBA playoffs to 2-1, but after the end of the race he wanted to … lower the tones.
After first dropped Gary Trent Junior for his awesome lookYiannis Antetokounbos asked all his teammates to remain humble and focus on the defense so that Milwaukee Bucks can qualify for the qualification. Indiana Pacers In the NBA playoffs.
The statements of Yannis Antetokounbos
To add Trent to the basic five: “Incredible game by Trent, aggressive and defensively. He branded everyone. He was good in defense with changes. I think in the 1st period he hit, but that didn’t stop him and that says a lot. You always want to have players fighting.
Obviously when you play defense you have energy and when you see the ball coming in, you shoot more. It was hot. I have never seen a Bucks player put 9 three -pointers in a playoff match. I’m very happy about him. You have to be humble in victory but we have a lot of games ahead of us, help the team, but we have a way in front of us. Let’s see what worked defensively and aggressively and do it on Sunday. “
About what it means for him to have a shooter like Trent: “It’s great. He doesn’t hesitate, he wants to shoot. When you have a shooter on the parquet that doesn’t hesitate when they are free, it’s important. In the first part we had 4/23 three -pointers or something, everyone puts a shot in the second half. It’s always nice to see the ball coming in.
For the fact that they held the Pacers at 18 points in the 3rd period and what he liked in Milwaukee’s defensive behavior: “Our defense will make the difference. It’s great when you score a lot and today we scored more than ever in a row with the Pacers, but the difference was made by our defense.
When we are concentrated in the defense and what we do, they work, then we are a team we try to repeat, again and again. This is how we build confidence. I hope we all understand that what changed the match was our defense from the 3rd period onwards. When we got defenses, we ran, we were confident, they got a shot and we were another team.
I’m happy, but we have to be humble. It’s just a win. We have to stay humble, watch video, see what we did well in the 3rd period and what we didn’t do in the 2nd period and return on Sunday. “
If he feels that when the Bucks play with tall shapes they play better: “I don’t know if this is or if we just play louder. When the Pacers feel free and Drive without feeling contact it is difficult.
When we push and play strong defense in the periphery, we put hands on the ball and box out, when we push in the attack, whenever we have the opportunity to be Physical we have to do it. This can make the difference in such a match. ”
For the return from -12 to the 2nd period and its continuation in the following matches: “We just have to get good and bad things from this game. When we were at -12 we were not teamwork, we made mistakes. When we see the video we will know more. At the same time we have to see what we did well in the 3rd period, how we played loudly, we put the tone in the defense.
For when he understands what the team needs from him and how he finds a balance between creation and execution: “I’m just trying to be me. There will be times when I will be aggressive and others to pass. The main point is to be aggressive. I just have to make the right decisions. Sometimes I will have spaces and some not and then I have to pass. That’s why I’m who I am.
For Lillard’s Ataka that Trent is always optimistic independent and if this is important to the Bucks: “Yes, for sure. He made an incredible game, one of the best I’ve ever seen. I’ll say it again, I’ll say it in the locker room, I’ll say it tomorrow: We have to be humble in victory.
Obviously Trent is always confident and will shoot independently whether he is respected or failed in the previous one. He is aggressive and will always try to score. Will be in the right place, at the right time. We need him to be like that, but we need everyone if so.
When Kuzma is aggressive, when Lopez is doing well, when Lillard goes up, when Porter plays rhythm, when Portis posts decisively, the combination of all of them puts us in a position to win. Today was Trent, in two days maybe Porter, Sims. Whoever is, we will do it together. It doesn’t matter who will do it, we just want everyone to be aggressive and confident, because you don’t know when the player the series will be. ”
On how he felt that he shared the parquet with Lillard in a home match of the playoffs: “I felt incredible. Incredible”.