On May 1, Beijing time, the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Celtics and the Bucks is about to start, and Green Army coach Uduka revealed that he will let Robert Williams (hereinafter referred to as Lowe) return to the starting point in this series.
Lowe underwent meniscus surgery at the end of the regular season, returned in the first round of G3, and played 2 games against the Nets as a substitute. And Uduka also said that the reason why Rowe will come back in the first round is actually to prepare for the second round.
"That's why I think it's valuable to have him play in the first round so he doesn't have to go back to his regular rotation time as soon as he comes back." Uduka said in an interview.
At 2.03 meters tall, Lowe is very athletic, often able to stage wonderful dunks and blocks, and judging from the first round of the series with the Nets, Lowe has undergone surgery, but his athletic ability is still very good. Uduka let him return to the starting line-up, adjusted the starting lineup, and released 2 major signals.
First, Lowe's physical condition should be very good. You know, the Bucks' current starting lineup has big Lopez, Portis and Alphabet Brother, which are 3 high, the inside line is very strong, and there will be a lot of physical confrontation with them. However, in this case, Uduka dared to let Lowe return to the starting lineup, indicating that he should now be able to meet the requirements of strong confrontation, which is certainly good news for the Green Army.
Second, the Green Army will still adopt the idea of relying on defense to play a war of attrition in this series. Lowe's advantages are fast movement and strong defensive ability, but the disadvantage is that he cannot open up space and can only attack under the basket. The Bucks' defensive thinking has always been to let opponents shoot three-pointers, but will concentrate their forces under the basket. The best way to deal with the Bucks' defense is to use a space-based interior, such as reusing Horford, Theis and Gwey.
However, in this case, Uduka still chose to let Lowe start, which also shows that he pays more attention to the performance of the Green Army on the defensive end than on offense. And this line of thinking is also completely understandable, after all, the Bucks currently lack Middleton and Hill, the depth is insufficient, although the roewe start, may affect the team's offensive space to a certain extent, but if you can rely on his co-defense to limit the letter brother, let the latter fall into a bitter battle, drag the game into a tug-of-war, the Green Army can use more manpower advantages, will gradually reflect, it is more likely to win the game.