The resumption of the season full of wonders, however, the Miami Heat taking a 3-0 lead over the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semi-finals can be the greatest wonder of all.
While many think the Heat can cause Bucks’ disorders at the circular moment, to the point that a decent number of other people chose the Heat to win by entering the series, adding to our Yash Matange, I’m not sure anyone expects them.to be in a position where they can sweep the team they controlled to succeed in the league’s most productive record in the normal season.
So … how did the warmth work?
Let’s take a closer look at some of the key factors.
All with that.
In three games, Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 22.7 points, 13.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists against heat.Although they are impressive figures on the surface, Antetokounmpo fought efficiently, with his live shots consistent with the percentage, a statistic that takes into account everything.consistent with the percentage of goals on the field, that consistent with the percentage of 3 points and that consistent with the percentage of single shots – falling 61.3% of the normal game.50.5 consistent with the penny in this series.
From the perspective, that’s the difference between Antetokounmpo scoring with the same power as Oklahoma City Thunder goalkeeper Chris Paul and Brooklyn Nets goalkeeper Caris LeVert.
Most concerned of all is that the Bucks were in crisis on both sides with Antetokounmpo in the lineup.According to NBA.com, they scored at a rate of one hundred, 4 points consistent with a hundred possessions with him in the area as they reeded.116.2 specimens per hundred possessions. During the normal season, those figures were 112.8 and 97.4, respectively.
The Bucks were outnumbered by 34 points when Giannis was in the box in three games against Heat.This -34/ – is the worst for any Bucks player.Pic.twitter.com/Wgn34PnSnz
The key with Antetokounmpo is to keep him offstage, where he led the league in scores this season with the cool 17.5 problems consistent with the game.
There were times when he was able to make his way to the basket in front of Miami’s defense.
… But the Heat has done a smart job of making sure Antetokounmpo sees a number of bodies every time he puts the ball on the ground, just like the Toronto Raptors did in last season’s East Conference finals.
It all starts with Jae Crowder, who defended Antetokounmpo more than anyone else in the Heat for 3 games. While Crowder gave up five inches to Antetokounmpo, he was fast enough to stay in front of him and strong enough to at least hold his opposite ground. the league’s top dominant paint scorer since Shaquille O’Neal. He’s tough as nails, he’s not afraid to get between Antetokounmpo and the basket even downhill.
Around Crowder are several high IQ advocates, joined by Jimmy Butler, Andre Iguodala and Bam Adebayo; each of them must be transferred to Antetokounmpo when necessary and when they do not stop him, they are in an assistive position, abandoning their responsibilities to make sure he does not get into painting.
This shows possessions like this, where heat invades Antetokounmpo the 3-point line to cut its oxygen:
Bucks basically live with Antetokounmpo, who makes any leaps he needs when he’s outside the consistent perimeter and challenges anyone to defeat them when they’re within the consistent perimeter.So far, it’s working – Antetokounmpo has dropped to thirteen consistent points.with play in painting, 1 out of four in the mid-range, 2 in thirteen to 3 problems and their teammates are throwing 39.1% of their passes (remove Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez from the equation, and that number drops to 33.3%).
If Antetokounmpo can’t go, the Bucks have no chance of coming back.It’s very simple.
During normal season, the Bucks averaged 18.0 game-consistent counterattack issues, placing them only on the Raptors (18.8) and the Los Angeles Lakers (18.4) at most in the league.
Here’s how the Bucks behaved in transition in this series:
This is largely due to his ability to get rid of painting that opposes Antetokounmpo, who has been the league’s greatest transition risk in recent seasons.
Just take a look at what the Heat is doing in that first possession of the game:
There are a couple of things that come up.
The first one? How Butler and Crowder converge on Antetokounmpo to direct him to Adebayo.
Moment one? How Adebayo does not respect Antetokounmpo’s suspended shot.
He doesn’t even have a hand!
Antetokounmpo shot down that specific shot, once again, the Heat will live with him taking all the shots he needs if that means he doesn’t succeed in the basket.
This is the statistically smart move, as Antetokounmpo has made just 28.9% of his 3-point pull attempts this season. He’s a much more effective 3-point shooter (36.9%), but they accounted for a much smaller percentage of his 3s. Attempts.
It’s not just Antetokounmpo who’s suffering to get off the break, Eric Bledsoe is one of the league’s most sensitive goalscorers on the court, but he only has three counterattack issues in two games (Bledsoe missed the first game in the series with a Middleton is the only Bucks player who has controlled to do anything in the counterattack , but it’s not the type of player that will power a team’s transition game: it’s more of a finalizer than an initiator.
As a result, the Bucks and Heat average 98.7 possessions consistent with 48 minutes in this series, which is the precise speed that the heat played the normal season and much slower than the Bucks are used to (the Bucks have played at the fastest speed in the league this season in 105.1 possessions consisting of 48 minutes).
Simply put, the Heat dictates the terms of this series, the Bucks.
After the third game, warm mediaman Meyers Leonard said he had the player in the series, referring to Jimmy Butler.
He would not go far enough to use this series as evidence that Butler is a player bigger than Antetokounmpo, however, he refuses that Butler has outperformed Antetokounmpo in this series.
Butler shone to the max in the last quarter. In the first game, Butler scored 15 of his 40 final-frame problems to lead the Heat to victory.He scored only thirteen problems in Game 2, but sealed the deal with two single shots after he was the victim of a foul through Antetokounmpo in a suspended shot to put the Heat at 2-0.In Game 3, Butler led what turned out to be a historic streak, scoring 17 of his 30 issues, the game’s highest, in the fourth quarter.
Despite how smart Butler has been this season, the Bucks probably didn’t expect that from him.The most unexpected thing is that he’s regained his touch of fire.According NBA.com, Butler has attracted 24.4% of the triple diversity.this season and 31.7% of the average diversity this season, making him one of the least effective scorers outside the painting.
Butler still does the most of his paint damage in this series, however, he controlled the shots, ranging from 3 to 6 from the mid-range and four out of nine from 3 problems in 3 games.
Now, Butler didn’t shoot well enough for the Bucks to compete for each and every screen he cares about…
The Bucks have made many, many, many questionable decisions in this series, however, I don’t realize, in fact, why they don’t hide under all Jimmy Butler PnR.Butler fired 30.5% (!!!) in PnR jumpers during the normal season through Synergy.?️ SON EN pic.twitter.com/nggOmsJ9Qm
… But moving from someone who couldn’t buy a bucket of paint during the normal season to keeping the Bucks fair was a massive progression for the Heat.
One adjustment the Bucks can make: Wesley Matthews stays as Butler every minute he’s in the field.Matthew could not help it, however, he was the only Bucks player to have some good fortune in front of Butler, as our Kane Pitman pointed out.outside, it’s probably no coincidence that Butler’s most productive moments in this series came here with Middleton protecting him, not Matthews.
Are you a little late for that? She’s probably more behind than ever, I guess.
Goran Dragic is back – It’s far-fetched to think kendrick Nunn started as an arming base for the Heat during the normal season.Dragic took Nunn’s position in the starting line-up in the ratings games and did not look back.In this series, you have up to 21.7.Problems and 4.0 game-consistent assists in 47.9% of box shots and 45.0% of the 3.He chooses the Milwaukee fall canopy and gives Miami some other player who can make plays in the dribble.
The warmth has shooters, Crowder specifically a revelation, has been an inconsistent three-point shooter for more than three seasons, however, he has discovered his touch in this series, ranging from 12 out of 30 in a range of 3 points.to stay Antetokounmpo, who is Crowder’s main defender, honest.
Erik Spoelstra beats Mike Budeholzer: Budenholzer has not made enough changes to the playoffs, as this series is no exception.Spoelstra operates the Heat as a well-oiled machine, while we are located asking the same questions as always with Budenholzer.not betting Antetokounmpo and Middleton for more than 36 minutes is confusing.
Malcolm Brogdon would certainly help: this is the first time this season that it is transparent how much the Bucks miss Brogdon Having a player more able to locate the court and play wisely with the ball in his hands would make a difference in this series If this series is an indication, there is a good chance that we will communicate Milwaukee’s resolution to the industry for a long time.
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