“Maybe they just play well against us” — Giannis Antetokounmpo on the struggles the Milwaukee Bucks had against the Charlotte Hornets

The Milwaukee Bucks received their regular-season sequence with the Charlotte Hornets 2-1 by the use of a 124-115 determination on Tuesday evening.

Milwaukee might have received two of the three conferences, however the Hornets have confirmed to be a troublesome buyer for the Bucks.

Unhealthy matchup

In these three video games, Charlotte engaged the Bucks in nip-and-tuck duels, which should not have been the case, contemplating that the 2 groups are evening and day relating to their present rankings.

Even its star ahead, Giannis Antetokounmpo, is just not certain why the Bucks had bother dealing with the Hornets.

“They are a actually good staff. Or possibly they simply play effectively towards us. I do not know,” Antetokounmpo stated shortly after the Bucks’ nine-point win on the Fiserv Discussion board.

Difficult win of the season sequence

Milwaukee definitely walked the tightrope on the three events that they performed the Hornets this season.

The Bucks had been with out Antetokounmpo after they defeated the Hornets of their first assembly on December 4th, 105-96.

Antetokounmpo was lastly round within the two squads met once more on January seventh, however the Hornets did the inconceivable after they pulled off a surprising victory, 138-109.

Coming into Tuesday’s, the Bucks, proprietor of the second-best file within the Jap Convention, had been naturally the prohibitive decide towards the Hornets, who sport one of many worst data within the present season.

The duel, nonetheless, did not appear to be a battle between a title contender and league tail-ender because the match featured 11 ties and 17 lead adjustments.

The 2 groups had been even tied after the primary half, and it took a third-quarter scoring storm from Khris Middleton earlier than the Bucks might take management. Middleton scored 11 in a 14-3 spurt within the third interval that helped the Bucks draw back.

“Charlotte is best than its win-loss file suggests,” Giannis stated.

That is most likely the rationale why the Bucks needed to dig deep earlier than overcoming the Hornets.

“Their file would not give them justice,” Antetokounmpo stated.