On April 11, Beijing time, the Bucks vs Magic at home. Before the game, the Bucks announced the results of the MRI examination of Brother Alphabet: strain the soleus muscle in the left calf, will be out for at least 1-2 weeks, and will be reimbursed for the regular season. Bucks fans said: Fortunately, it's not the Achilles tendon, it's a blessing in misfortune. Brother Alphabet fell to the ground without a confrontation in the last game, and many people were worried that it was an Achilles tendon problem.
He has suffered from left Achilles tendon soreness this season, which is also a cause for concern among fans. When the Achilles tendon is ruptured, there will be a movement to look back, thinking that someone else has kicked him, but Brother Alphabet does not have this action. After playing the Magic today, the Bucks only have 2 regular season games left. The playoffs are on the verge of breaking out, but Brother Alphabet is injured......
Brother Alphabet suffered a strain of the soleus muscle, which belongs to the calf muscle group, located below the gastrocnemius muscle in the calf, behind the fibula and tibia. Last season, Lillard also suffered a soleus muscle strain. Lillard said, "It's very painful to feel after an injury, it's a pain that the muscle tissue can't bear, it's a pain that's hard to explain!"
Bucks coach Docs Doc Rivers said: "I'm worried and I can only hope that everything goes well now. "Although the Bucks are second in the East, the team hasn't been in good form lately. From April 3 to April 6, the Bucks lost to the Wizards, Grizzlies and Raptors in a row. After three consecutive losses, Rivers took nine Bucks players and held an internal meeting.
However, the effect of the meeting was not obvious, and in the first game of the meeting, the Bucks lost to the Knicks 109-122 and suffered a four-game losing streak. In the second game of the meeting, the Bucks defeated the Celtics 104-91 and successfully ended the losing streak, but the Bucks retired early. If the Bucks don't make a difference in the playoffs, Rivers won't be far from getting out of class.
Under Adrian Griffin, the Bucks are 30-13, a 69.6 percent winning rate, and Rivers, with 16 wins, 17 losses, a 48.5 percent winning rate. Why did the Bucks fire Griffin? A lot of people can't figure it out. Former NBA player Jeff Teague said, "Griffin just had a bad reputation, but when Rivers arrived, he didn't do anything. ”
Although the Bucks have the second-best record in the East, they are 14 wins behind the first-place Celtics. And the Bucks are 48-31 and can only finish sixth in the West. If they play the 76ers or the Heat in the first round, even if they are fully healthy, it is unknown whether the Bucks will be able to advance to the second round. What's more, now that Brother Alphabet is injured, the Bucks are even more difficult to say.
So far this season, he has started 73 games for the Bucks, averaging 30.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.1 blocks and 3.4 turnovers in 35.2 minutes per game. He shot 61.1 percent from the field, 27.4 percent from three-point range and 65.7 percent from the free throw line. Brother Alphabet's three-point shooting percentage has hit a new low in the past five seasons!
Talking about the Bucks' four-game losing streak, Brother Alphabet also mentioned Rivers: "Lao Li is still trying to understand us, how to communicate with us, where to put us? The atmosphere of the team is a little wrong now, once you lose the game, everyone will be very nervous, and the next game will be even more timid!"
If Antetokounmpo can't make a comeback in the first round of the playoffs, do you think the Bucks still have a chance?