On January 16, Beijing time, the Bucks lost to the Raptors 96-103. In this game, the Bucks led by 9 points in the first quarter, and once led by 15 points in the first half, but the Raptors had already surpassed 4 points after playing in the third quarter, Giannis Antetokounmpo was very inefficient under the combination of siakam and Anunoby's two fronts, entering the final 2 minutes and 30 seconds The Raptors led the 6-point Bucks into a dangerous situation, and the Sika threw a throw to end the game 29 seconds before the final game, and the Raptors ended the losing streak.
The Bucks beat the second-place Warriors in the West two days ago, their morale is high, the visiting Torontors have suffered a losing streak and they need to win to get back in the top eight in the East Side, this game the Raptors have developed a strategy to limit Giannis - let go of the defensive, alphabet brother as long as he enters the free throw line to step inside the position he is the basket is packed, the basket is single defense, it is clear that the Raptors' strategy is quite successful, alphabet brother fell into the Raptors' "trap".
In the first quarter, Alphabet Brother was 1 of 4, only 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block; in the second quarter, he only got two shots in the second quarter and only hit a single quarter of 2 points and 2 assists, and the alphabet brother only scored 7 points in the whole first half; in the third quarter, Alphabet Brother failed to hit two shots under the basket, but he hit two mid-range and a three-pointer, 3 of 7 in a single quarter, and 1 of 2 three points to score 10 points, which was already the most comfortable section of his game.
In the last quarter, in order to chase points, the alphabet brother in order to chase all kinds of hand-to-hand combat under the basket, which also allowed him to win consecutive free throw opportunities, he made all 8 free throws, but unfortunately shot 3 of 0, and won 8 points and 1 rebound in a single quarter. In the 37 minutes of the game, 6 of 17, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 17 of 17 of 17 from the free throw line, he scored 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, shooting only 35.3%. (The second lowest shooting percentage of the season shows that the Raptors' defensive strategy is completely successful.)
And the Raptors' forward core Pascal Siakam was very comfortable under the eyes of the alphabet brother, the whole game 41 minutes, 11 of 20, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 30 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds and 2 steals, shooting 55%, shooting 100% of three-point shooting, in the last quarter Sika 5 of 4, 2 of 3 points, 12 points and 3 assists, his performance in this campaign was magically suppressed Byetokounmpo.
Sika's breakthrough throw in the face of The Alphabet Brother 29 seconds before the final round stretched the point difference to 7 points, which was equivalent to ending the game, and then the two teams entered a free throw battle, and the Bucks were powerless to return to the sky. I have to say that the key to the Raptors' victory in this campaign is to limit the play of Giannis, and the free throws of the alphabet brother in this campaign are already excellent, but unfortunately the efficiency value is too poor.
Text/Yan Xiaobai