The Milwaukee Bucks also attracted a lot of attention after losing to the Memphis Grizzlies with a score of 110-113. In the final moments, the Bucks were almost stealed by Lillard due to a dribbling error, and Lillard finally failed to form a good shot, which also allowed them to achieve the seventh loss in the last 10 games.
After the Bucks lost this game, they were also criticized by many days. Shaquille O'Neal, who recently received a retired Magic jersey, also publicly criticized the Bucks' poor performance on the show.
Shaquille O'Neal said "The Bucks have to understand that because of Antetokounmpo and Lillard, the opponent is going to play overboard on their heads"
"But forget about it, you should beat this team before 30 points... They should have come out and break this team, but Charles said that they had problems defendingly, they didn't stop in time, they didn't work hard, it's a champion team in theory, but the way they play now, they're going to be swept in the first round. ”
It's hard to imagine that the Bucks, who are in third place in the East, will actually lose to the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies were almost able to play in this game, and they were absent from core players such as Ja Morant, Steven Adams, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Marcus Smart, but their offensive efficiency in this game was too high, shooting 53% from the field and 50% from three-point range. The Grizzlies, as the worst team in the league, actually played the most efficient offense against the Bucks.
Middleton missed the game with an injury, and Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and dished out 12 assists. Although Lillard scored 24 points, his offensive efficiency was too low. Especially in the final offense, if there are no mistakes, the Bucks still have a good chance to go into overtime or something.
Now, the Bucks have discovered that their original problem was not with head coach Adrian Griffin, but with the deformity of the team's roster. When there was Zhu Holiday at the beginning, the Bucks' guard line was an offensive and defensive integration, but after getting Lillard, although the offensive threat of the guard line seems to have increased a lot, it makes their guard the easiest place for opponents to score.
Lillard's form is also a huge problem, and he can't make better use of his individual abilities to lead the team's offense. It's also a huge problem that he can't help other players get better as a leader.