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Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Finals. they lost the game 1 To the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night 118-105, but despite the loss, they showed some good signs. Most importantly, Giannis Antetokounmpo, plays on a The left knee has been overextended recently, has 20 points and 17 rebounds, which gives a strong impression that he is healthy enough to make an impact in this series. Things could be much worse.
Any round to get to the finals is impressive. Run to the finals amid the pandemic Turning the NBA calendar upside down and forcing players to endure a tight schedule is more than that. But getting bucks here is few additional Impressive because they are really bad at one of the most important basketball skills: shooting.
Throughout the playoffs, the Bucks laid brick by brick.
Of course, the term “shooting” technically applies to any type of basketball shot. What was awful for him was shooting from over a few feet from the hoop – jumping shots of all kinds, basically, plus free throws, the easiest shots in basketball.
This was not always the case. During the regular season, make the Bucks 41.3% of their field goals, according to the NBA Shooting Tracker. That doesn’t sound great, but it was the fourth best mark in the league. They were also strong in their pick-and-shoot looks, making 40.1 percent of them, the eighth-best mark in the NBA. In the types of shots that are usually the same as jumpers you might practice in the gym, the Bucks have been one of the best teams in the league. They made 38.9 percent of their three throws, No. 4 in the NBA.
In the playoffs, those stats slipped. The Bucks field draw target percentage has decreased to 34.2 (fourth worst player in the NBA), catch-and-take ratio dropped to 35.3 (also fourth worst). That translated to the Bucks being horrible on three-pointers, shooting 31.9 percent in postseason. This 3rd worst in the leagueAnd the worst among the teams that advanced after the first round.
It doesn’t seem to matter if the player with the ball is wide open. In shots where no guns are within six feet of the Bucks shooter, The team averaged 34 percentThe second worst league in the league.
That didn’t help goalkeeper Donte DiVincenzo, one of the team’s best long-range shooters, as he missed most of the playoffs due to injury. But for the most part, the Bucks make far fewer shots than they did in the 72-game regular season.
Giannis Antetokounmue is the Bucks’ best player – and a big factor in the team’s lackluster shooting stats.
In the qualifiers, Antetokounmpo . took over 20 shots per game. About 13 inside is 10 feet tall, and he makes about nine of them. Antetokounmpo is a star in the position, with an uncanny ability to put his head down, drive to the basket, and score. But Antetokounmpo’s field goal percentage drops from 70 percent within 10 feet to just 30 percent in draws, of which he has attempted an average of seven per game.
It’s not just field goals. In qualifying, Antetokounmpo made 72 free throws out of 133, and Too bad 54.1 percent. It helped pull the Bucks’ team-wide free-throw percentage from an already shaky 76 percent in the regular season (23rd in the NBA) to 70.6 in qualifying (15 of 16 playoff teams).
The Bucks overcame their jump problems by bullying teams near the basket, controlling the transition, and playing stingy defense.
Yes, Milwaukee has been poor in terms of drag and photo opportunities. But this is not the main source of crime. The National Basketball Association (NBA) classifies shots from the field as either pull-up, catch-and-shoot, or “within 10 feet,” the latter being where the Bucks take a number of their attempts: 40.7% of them are in the playoffs. And they make a lot of those — 62.4 percent, to be exact.
You also earn a lot of bucks in a quick breakfast. In the post-season, they scored 21.5 points per transition game, according to league tracking. Few teams are better at turning defense into attack.
Overall, the Bucks’ effective field goal percentage (a measure that gives an additional three-indicator weight) is 52.3, which puts them 10th in the NBA during the playoffs. That’s not great, but it was a lot when combined with an elite defense. On the other end of the earth, the pax surrendered 105.6 points for every 100 possessions This spring and summer, the best sign in the league.
It works because the Bucks built their roster around Antetokounmpo.
What would you do if you had the two-times best player in the NBA who could do everything except shoot? Few things. First, you have to direct your attack to generate a lot of shots near the basket. Second, you surround this star with players who Could you shoot. And third, you play the role of defense.
Milwaukee did all three. The Bucks put a premium on getting the ball inside and creating an attack on the drive. They gave Antetokounmpo some of his fellow shooters, such as Khris Middleton and Bryn Forbes. And the defense never faltered.
Other Bucks shooters have recently faltered. But the team is still brave enough defensively, and takes enough shots near the hoop, for a chance to win the championship. Their next chance to steal a home court advantage in the Finals will be Friday night in Phoenix.
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